Opportunities for Academic Public Health

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Opportunities for Academic Public Health

• Dr Jennifer Mindell
• Dept. Epidemiology Public Health, UCL
• j.mindell_at_ucl.ac.uk
• 13th November 2007

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Introduction

• Types of academic posts and attachments
• Specialty training in London / KSS
• Range of locations in (North) London
• Which post is right for me?
• How do I get it?

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Types of academic posts and attachments

• Academic Clinical Fellows
• Walport Clinical Lecturers
• Attachment during general public health training
• Attachment during Academic F2 / SEM / GP training

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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

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Walport 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

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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 RITA competencies eg complex data
  handling
• Taster session for academic work
• Apply for PhD funding

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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 RITA competencies eg data
  handling
• To fill gaps in CV eg obtain publications