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Navigating a Career in Clinical Academia: Insights from a Cardiovascular Medicine Lecturer

This article offers valuable insights from Amitava Banerjee, a Clinical Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Birmingham. It explores the current UK climate for clinical academics, sharing personal experiences and lessons learned throughout his career journey. Key themes include navigating healthcare spending threats, the importance of mentorship, practical competencies, and securing funding for higher degrees. Readers will gain practical advice on overcoming challenges and developing a successful career path in clinical academia.

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Navigating a Career in Clinical Academia: Insights from a Cardiovascular Medicine Lecturer

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  1. Starting out in clinical academia Amitava Banerjee NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine University of Birmingham a.banerjee.1@bham.ac.uk

  2. Conflicts of interest • Nil

  3. Current UK climate for clinical academics • My career path • Lessons from my mistakes • Specific questions from trainees Outline

  4. UK healthcare spending-under threat

  5. Patients and funding-on the rise

  6. Growth of publications (and retractions)

  7. Lesson 1 • Go where there is a need and a future

  8. Flow diagram for clinical research

  9. Flow diagram for knowledge creation

  10. Flow diagram for clinical academic training

  11. How to never become a consultant • 1996- Medical school (Oxford) • 2002/3- House jobs (Oxford/Newcastle) • SHO A+E/Cardiothoracic (Hull) • 2004/5- MPH (Harvard) • Internship (WHO) • SHO Medicine(Oxford/London) • 2007- DPhil (Oxford) • 2010- Cardiology (West Midlands) • 2011- Clinical Lecturer (Birmingham) • 2015- CCT due

  12. Lesson 2 • Life is not a flow diagram

  13. ST years pre-doc • Broad experience • Identify potential local mentors/projects • Ask ACFs/ACLs • Read around to establish your interests • Get exams out of the way • Publications

  14. How to prepare an application for funding for a higher degree • Person • Place • Project • Mentor • Peer review • Deadlines • Supporting documentation • Develop a thick skin

  15. Sources of PhD funding • MRC • Wellcome • NIHR • Speciality-specific funders- CRUK, BHF • Special funding-BMA, AXA, Fulbright, Mason Medical Research, Dunhill Trust, Pharma • Societies-RCP/RCS/Academy of Medical Sciences • Secured funding • BMJ Careers

  16. NHS research

  17. Flow diagram for clinical academic training

  18. Lesson 3 • Don’t worry about failure

  19. Challenges facing surgical speciality ACFs/CLs • Support of clinical and academic supervisors/teams and deanery • Gaining practical competency • Realism • Selecting the right subspeciality • Mentorship

  20. Lesson 4 • One size does not fit all

  21. Conclusions • There is plenty of scope and need for clinical academics • There are many ways to become a clinical academic • Identifying good mentors is crucial

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