Opportunities for Academic Public Health

1. Opportunities for Academic Public Health Dr Jennifer Mindell Educational Supervisor, UCL Dept. Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL j.mindell@ucl.ac.uk 19th September 2012

2. Welcome

3. Types of academic posts and attachments • NIHR (Walport) Academic Clinical Fellows • NIHR (Walport) Clinical Lecturers • Attachment during general public health training • Attachment during Academic F2 / SEM / GP training

4. NIHR Academic Clinical Fellows • Purpose • Start specialist training in Public health (ST1) • Spend 25% of time in academe • Apply for PhD funding or post-doc fellowship

5. NIHR Clinical Lecturers • Purpose • Complete specialist training in Public health (ST2+) • Spend 50% of time in academe • Build CV as independent researcher / educator • Apply for Post-doc fellowship or senior lecturer post

6. Attachment during general public health training • Purpose • Continue specialist training in Public health (ST3+) • Spend a period of time in academe • To fill gaps in CV eg obtain publications • To meet missing ARCP competencies eg complex data handling • Taster session for academic work • Apply for PhD funding

7. Attachment during Academic F2 / GP training / Sports & Exercise Medicine • Purpose • Spend a period of time in academe • Taster session for academic work • Taster session for public health / epidemiology • To meet missing ARCP competencies eg data handling • To fill gaps in CV eg obtain publications

8. Which post is right for me – and how do I get it?

9. NIHR Academic Clinical Fellows

10. Academic Clinical Fellows: Content of post • Masters – usually in PH at LSHTM or Imperial • 25% academic / 75% NHS PH training • Pass Part A MFPH • Writing papers, presenting research, teaching • Fellowship application

11. Academic Clinical Fellows – Eligibility (2012 round) • Must be medically qualified and registered with the GMC • Must be eligible for general public health training • At least 12 months post-reg supervised clinical work (eg F2) • Meet Foundation competencies or evidence of equivalent • ‘good enough’ to be accepted onto the general PH training scheme • Can have a PhD or MD if not already on PH training • But not always eligible – need to check • Can be an existing PH trainee if no PhD / MD

12. Academic Clinical Fellows What we’re looking for • Evidence of academic achievement • Prizes, awards, degrees • Evidence of research ability / potential • publication(s), especially peer-reviewed papers • presentation(s) at national conferences • Evidence of numeracy and literacy • Evidence of interest in PH / Epidemiology / Health service research • Understanding of the posts

13. ACFs – Who should NOT apply • Those with no interest in or aptitude for an academic career • Those who do not wish to undertake a PhD or MD • The general public health training provides opportunities to obtain all the relevant knowledge and skills for public health work. • Do not apply for an ACF post in the mistaken belief that it is needed to pass MFPH or to acquire all PH specialist training competencies.

14. ACFs – then what? • Obtain PhD funding • Temporarily leave the training scheme while working for PhD (OOP-R) • Decide don’t want / not suited academic career • Transfer to general public health training scheme 100% (give notice) • PhD funding not (yet) obtained • Change to be 100% on general public health training scheme until CCT or funding arrives or further application successful (give notice)

15. Recruitment: ACFs • ACF posts to start August 2013 • Imperial • LSHTM • UCL x1 (?2) • King’s • Advertised (BMJ) mid-October • Closing date ?late October / November • Interviews January 2013? • Offers made by ? • Application pack will be on London Deanery website: • follow link to Specialist Training www.londondeanery.ac.uk/careers/integrated-academic-training/acf-recruitment-2013 (??)

16. NIHR (Walport) Clinical Lecturers

17. NIHR (Walport) Clinical Lecturers: Content • 50% academic / 50% NHS PH training • Pass Part B MFPH if not already obtained • Writing papers, presenting research, teaching • Fellowship application eg NIHR Clinician Scientist • Posts approved: • Imperial: ? • UCL: one 2013/14 (EPH or IPH or DAHR)

18. NIHR Clinical Lecturers: Eligibility (April 2012 – Mar 2013) Must: • be medically qualified and registered with the GMC • have PhD or MD (or MB PhD), or have submitted thesis (but must be awarded before starts post and 31 Mar) • be eligible for ST3 or above in PH training scheme • havepassed Part A MFPH

19. Recruitment: Clinical lecturers • Each medical school advertises separately: • UCL: Advertised after 01/04/13 to start by 31/03/14 • Imperial: ? • HPA/UCL ACL advertised recently (closed 10/09/12) • Adverts often NOT in BMJ • Application pack on London Deanery website or from medical school

20. Attachment during general public health training

21. Attachment during general public health training • Duration and content of attachment by agreement • Open to all trainees on general PH training scheme, if appropriate • Can be used by non-medics to have support for PhD funding applications • Mostly used by people intending local public health career • Any academic PH dept in London / KSS

22. Attachment during general public health training • Informal discussion between the trainee, current trainer, potential project supervisor and educational supervisor • what the trainee wants / needs to achieve • what opportunities are available • Attachments can be formally arranged and agreed only by the Training Programme Director • Generally for 12 months but can be shorter (occasionally longer)

23. Recruitment to general public health training scheme (see FPH website) • For both medics and non-medics • Advertised (BMJ/NHS Jobs) 2nd November 2012 • Applications open 16th November 2012 • Applications close 30th November 2012 (A full week before all other medical specialties) • Written tests in January 2013 • Interviews in Feburary 2013 • Offers by 1st March 2013

24. Attachment during Academic F2 / SEM / GP training

25. Attachment during Academic F2 / SEM / GP training • Similar to attachments during general PH training but generally shorter and doing simpler work • Need to make contact and plan in advance to identify suitable project / time / supervisor

26. Recruitment: Attachments • Speak to your TPD and to us

27. Recruitment: General • If you don’t apply, you won’t be appointed • But don’t apply for posts you’re not suited for or don’t want • If you don’t follow the instructions, it will make life difficult (eg application form vs CV) • To be shortlisted: • You must meet all the essential criteria • You need evidence of some of the ‘desirables’ • If you don’t tell us on the form, we won’t know GOOD LUCK!