Experience of an NIHR Clinical Lectureship (medical/dental) and the determining factors for a clinical academic career post lectureship: a mixed-method evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this study is to investigate early-to-late postdoctoral clinical academic progression and the experiences of NIHR Clinical Lectureship (CL) fellows, considering enablers and barriers to success, and identifying the factors associated with immediate progression to a clinical academic role following completion of the award.

Setting

Datasets of CL awardees across the UK.

Participants

For semistructured interviews, n=40 CL awardees that had finished their award within the previous 5 years. For quantitative analysis, n=1226 completed or currently active CL awardees.

Outcome measures

The responses from the semistructured interviews to the defined questions on experiences during the award, postaward progression, and enablers and barriers to

SUBMITTER: Stevenson CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10660434 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature