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Clinical Academic Training Programme

Nottingham’s Clinical Academic Training Programme (CATP) supports Academic Clinical Fellows (ACFs), Academic Clinical Lecturers (CLs), and other doctors undertaking higher research degrees at the University of Nottingham during their clinical training.

Our programme is for doctors who wish to include elements of research, teaching or healthcare management in their work to help improve clinical practice in their speciality.

It helps to develop research and transferable skills at each of the key stages during training, with the aim of developing future leaders in research and education.

All clinical academic trainees in our programme undertake their research within one of the school's research groups, meet regularly with their research supervisor to plan and interpret their research, work to a personal academic development plan, and access both training in transferable academic skills and our mentorship programme.

Some of our programmes are run as part of the National Institute for Health Research's (NIHR) Integrated Clinical Academic Training Programme and so our application process follows their timeline. All roles are advertised nationally.

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Find out more about the NIHR Integrated Academic Training Programme

We also offer programmes outside of the NIHR pathway through clinical research fellowships and some clinical lectureships.

As a CL the CATP in Nottingham offered a personal touch and huge flexibility to complete my clinical and academic training in a way that worked for me. The support provided by the programme directors and supporting team was second to none and facilitated my completion of the programme on time, despite the covid pandemic. I would highly recommend undertaking a CL in Nottingham.
Tim Ritzmann, Clinical Associate Professor of Paediatric Neuro-Oncology and Cancer Biology

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Programmes

Academic Clinical Fellowship

Academic Clinical Lectureship

Other programmes

Entry levels

Following the completion of your F1 and F2 years in the UK Foundation Programme, you can join the CATP at various levels:

As an Academic Clinical Fellow for three to four years of specialist training for those who have just completed the UK Foundation Programme
As an Academic Clinical Lecturer for up to four years for those who are medically qualified, have already completed their doctorate, and have one to two years of clinical training remaining
As senior trainee in your final speciality training years after completing a PhD or research MD
As a trainee taking time out from your clinical training programme to undertake a clinical research fellowship or clinical lectureship

There are also some other programmes which provide routes into CATP when you are in your final year of the UK Foundation Programme.

Testimonials

Edmond Atallah

Rebecca Noble

William Dalleywater

Isioma Egbuniwe

It’s exciting supporting this important programme, helping develop and support trainee clinical academics to address the health challenges of the nation.
Harriet Delahoy, People Services Coordinator

Meet the team

Professors Shalini Ojha and Rob Dineen are Co-Directors of CATP in Nottingham. The programme is supported by an administration team lead by Harriet Delahoy, supported by Mojdeh Mombeyni.