Manchester leads development of multi-faceted medics
July 2006The School of Medicine has been awarded three Clinical Senior Lectureship Awards by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) - a number beaten only by the top London colleges.
The awards, which total £750,000 over five years with funding matched by the appropriate NHS Trust, form the final phase in this round of the government’s new Integrated Academic Training Pathway. This has been established to fund and encourage research and teaching by academics who have completed their training in a clinical specialism.
The awards were made to:
- Dr Nusrat Husain of the Division of Psychiatry, a specialist in transcultural mental health based at Lancashire Care NHS Trust.
- Dr Andrew Renehan of the Division of Cancer Studies, an expert in colorectal cancer and complex intra-abdominal malignancies based at the Christie Hospital NHS Trust.
- Dr Paul Kingston of the Division of Cardiovascular and Endocrine Sciences, an investigator of gene-based drugs and delivery methods based at Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The awards come hot on the heels of the School’s impressive achievements in the first two phases of the Training Pathway, obtaining 11 out of 104 national programmes in the Academic Clinical Fellowships scheme and 11 out of 101 Clinical Lectureship Programmes.
Associate Head of School, Professor Phil Baker, said: “I am delighted that we have achieved such success in this national competition, which provides support at a vital stage in the career pathway of clinical academics. Our success in all three phases of the scheme will ensure that Manchester plays a leading role in nurturing clinicians who are also committed to the development of research and education.”
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