RSS FeedsNational SpR/SR Academic Fellowship Programme 2009
Training / Career Development
- Opening Date:
- 30 October 2008
- Closing Date:
- 5 January 2009
- Details:
In working towards implementing one of the key recommendations of the Buttimer Report on Postgraduate medical education and training (2006) the Health Service Executive (HSE) together with the Health Research Board (HRB), the Forum of Irish Postgraduate Medical Training Bodies and the university academic medical departments, have established an innovative fellowship programme entitled the ‘National SpR/SR Academic Fellowship Programme(NSAFP)’ which will provide a coherent and integrated training and career path for clinical academics. Following successful completion of this fellowship programme, the trainee will be awarded with a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Training and a PhD. As well as ensuring that candidates do not have to postpone or step out of their clinical training in order to complete a PhD, successful fellows will also be able to prepare an ad persona integrated training plan to cover the clinical and research training components rather than working to a prescribed plan.
Who should apply?
The NSAFP is targeted at medical trainees at the early stages of, or about to commence, higher specialist training who wish ultimately to specialise in research or make a career in academic medicine. Eligible applicants must either be currently on a SpR/SR training programme or applying for entry at the immediate subsequent uptake. Only candidates that are successful in securing a place on a specialist training programme can be considered for the NSAFP.
What does the fellowship include?
The fellowships will be funded jointly by the HSE and the HRB and up to four fellowships may be offered in this round. Funding will be provided for salary and salary-related costs (based on the trainee’s appropriate point on the SpR/SR scale), for research running costs, a travel grant to enable research experience abroad and a training and development allowance. It is envisaged that successful fellows will begin their integrated training programme in July 2009.
What is the deadline for applications?
Application must be made by the prospective fellow in the first instance to the relevant Training Body before 5 January 2009. They must flag their intention to apply for the NSAFP and complete a supplementary NSAFP application form. Each Training Body can then forward a maximum of four highly recommended applications to the Forum of Irish Postgraduate Medical Training Bodies. The Forum will in turn forward all recommended applications to an independent expert panel representative of Forum members, HSE-appointed specialists and HRB-nominated research experts. The expert panel will short-list and interview candidates and successful fellows will be informed before the end of March 2009.
Who to contact for more information
Leah O’ Toole
Programme Manager – NSAFP
Forum of Irish Postgraduate Training Bodies
Tel: 353-1-8639726
Email: LeahOToole(at)RCPI.IE
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