Balancing act of academic clinical fellows in UK emergency medicine: a qualitative study
The EM ACF provides valuable entry into clinical academia; however, inconsistent structures, supervisory support and clarity in expectations hinder its full potential. Standardised induction, tailored supervision and flexible but transparent pathways are needed. These findings can inform policy, training programmes and institutional practices to better support the next generation of clinical academics in EM in the UK.
Authors
- Thomas Shanahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5613-2545)
- Rebecca Fish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1933-1769)
- Anisa Jabeen Nasir Jafar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9262-1450)
- Liam Barrett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3358-3233)
- Richard Body
- Virginia Newcombe
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Royal Perth Hospital (AU)
- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- Lancaster University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2025-215373
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00