Clinical academic medicine
Clinical academics are qualified doctors who combine working as a specialist doctor with research and/or teaching responsibilities.
There is a variable split between the roles. If your role is split 50/50, you will spend half the week practising as a doctor and the other half carrying out research and lecturing.
A clinical academic career can provide flexibility and variety and will also suit you if you have a passion for innovation, developing the future workforce and strengthening evidence-based practice.
Clinical academics exist in all medical specialties from anaesthetics to epidemiology [1], and from surgery to public health.
If you choose a clinical academic career, you'll make a vital contribution at every research stage - from early biomedical research understanding disease pathways, through to drug development and personalised medicine.
Want to learn more?
The Clinical Academic Training and Careers Hub (CATCH) website [2] showcases and promotes options, as well as providing practical advice on starting a career in clinical academia.