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      A mixed-methods study of challenges and benefits of clinical academic careers for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals

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          Objectives

          The clinical academic trajectory for doctors and dentists is well-established, with research embedded in their career development. Recent years have also seen a burgeoning interest and push for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (NMAHPs) to pursue a clinical academic career. However, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 10-year review suggested that there may be problems with progression post Master’s degree level for this group, with nurses and midwives receiving less NIHR funding than allied health professionals. This study responds to these concerns, tracking the progression and exploring experiences of NMAHPs in the East Midlands region of England.

          Design

          An online survey and in-depth interviews were used to capture a wide range of experiences.

          Participants

          67 NMAHPs who were pursuing a clinical academic career were surveyed, supplemented by 16 semi-structured in-depth interviews.

          Results

          Three themes emerged during data analysis: Embarking on a clinical academic career, overcoming barriers and benefits.

          Conclusions

          NMAHPs are motivated to pursue a clinical academic career by a drive to improve services for the benefit of patients and the National Health Service more widely, as well as for personal development and career progression. People working in these roles have opportunities to explore possible solutions to issues that they encounter in their clinical role through academic study. Findings reveal benefits emanating from the individual level through to (inter)national levels, therefore academic study should be encouraged and supported. However, investment is needed to establish more clinical academic roles to enable NMAHPs to continue to use their experience and expertise post-PhD, otherwise the full extent of their value will not be recognised.

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            The clinical academic workforce of the future: a cross-sectional study of factors influencing career decision-making among clinical PhD students at two research-intensive UK universities

            Objectives To examine clinical doctoral students’ demographic and training characteristics, career intentions, career preparedness and what influences them as they plan their future careers. Design and setting Online cross-sectional census surveys at two research-intensive medical schools in England in 2015–2016. Participants All medically qualified PhD students (N=523) enrolled at the University of Oxford and University College London were invited to participate. We report on data from 320 participants (54% male and 44% female), who were representative by gender of the invited population. Main outcome measures Career intentions. Results Respondents were mainly in specialty training, including close to training completion (25%, n=80), and 18% (n=57) had completed training. Half (50%, n=159) intended to pursue a clinical academic career (CAC) and 62% (n=198) were at least moderately likely to seek a clinical lectureship (CL). However, 51% (n=163) had little or no knowledge about CL posts. Those wanting a CAC tended to have the most predoctoral medical research experience (χ2 (2, N=305)=22.19, p=0.0005). Key reasons cited for not pursuing a CAC were the small number of senior academic appointments available, the difficulty of obtaining research grants and work-life balance. Conclusions Findings suggest that urging predoctoral clinicians to gain varied research experience while ensuring availability of opportunities, and introducing more flexible recruitment criteria for CL appointments, would foster CACs. As CL posts are often only open to those still in training, the many postdoctoral clinicians who have completed training, or nearly done so, do not currently gain the opportunity the post offers to develop as independent researchers. Better opportunities should be accompanied by enhanced career support for clinical doctoral students (eg, to increase knowledge of CLs). Finally, ways to increase the number of senior clinical academic appointments should be explored since their lack seems to significantly influence career decisions.
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                Journal
                BMJ Open
                BMJ Open
                bmjopen
                bmjopen
                BMJ Open
                BMJ Publishing Group (BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR )
                2044-6055
                2019
                7 October 2019
                : 9
                : 10
                : e030595
                Affiliations
                [1 ] departmentSchool of Medicine , University of Nottingham , Nottingham, UK
                [2 ] departmentBusiness School , University of Nottingham , Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK
                [3 ] departmentInstitute of Nursing and Midwifery Care Excellence , Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust , Nottingham, UK
                [4 ] University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences , Nottingham, UK
                Author notes
                [Correspondence to ] Dr Diane Trusson; diane.trusson@ 123456nottingham.ac.uk
                Author information
                http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6995-1192
                Article
                bmjopen-2019-030595
                10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030595
                6797317
                31594886
                3ecd6a2e-ee0f-4b8d-a4f2-15dfe42c75d1
                © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.

                This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

                History
                : 28 March 2019
                : 15 August 2019
                : 13 September 2019
                Funding
                Funded by: National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care East Midlands (CLAHRC EM);
                Award ID: S-CLA-0113-10014
                Categories
                Medical Education and Training
                Original Research
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                1709
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                clinical academic careers,nurses, midwives and ahps,mixed methods,interviews
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                clinical academic careers, nurses, midwives and ahps, mixed methods, interviews

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