dr elizabeth white chair of the strategy group for cahpr - closing remarks
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CLINICAL ACADEMIC PATHWAYS – OUR
SUPPORT FOR AHPS
PROGRESS ON THE PATHWAY
• Started nearly 10 years ago
• Informed by Shaping the best research professionals consultation carried out by UK Clinical Research Collaboration
• Intention to develop a pathway to offer nurses, midwives and AHPs the opportunity to pursue a clinical academic career
CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE PATHWAY
• Funding, mentorship and managerial support were early challenges identified in the consultation
• But implementation saw success across the awards at Master’s level, PhD, Clinical Lectureship and Senior Clinical Lectureship during the first 3 rounds of the scheme that were funded
PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE
• Opportunity now in place to pursue a clinical academic career
• Increase to the professions’ evidence base
• Impact on quality of care and outcomes for service users and patients
HEE MANDATE 2013-2015
• To develop a more flexible workforce that is able to respond to the changing patterns of service and embrace research and innovation
• To support clinical academic careers for health professionals and seek to increase numbers of staff with a proper understanding of research and its role in improving health outcomes
ONGOING PROGRESS
• Internships now available
• Robust and developing mentorship scheme
• Increase in quality and demand by applicants
• Individuals pursuing the pathway
• Success of awardees in funding, development of research programmes, influencing best practice and leadership
AND NOW TO THE FUTURE
• Still need to develop opportunities for those who are excellent but not in research-intensive institutions
• Remain challenges with managerial support – this is a key objective for CAHPR
• CAHPR has an ongoing remit to support research capacity-building for AHPs, to promote research collaborations and for strategic influencing
• Good luck with your applications!!