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In a new video, academics explain how academic education and training for clinicians can benefit patients and develop future medical leaders.

Educating and training the next generation of medical leaders is one of the aims of 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC).  This is a partnership between 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ and 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Healthcare NHS Trust which aims to improve patient outcomes by harnessing scientific discoveries and translating them as quickly as possible into new diagnostics, devices and therapies, in the NHS and beyond.

, Dr Nicholas Medjeral-Thomas, Lecturer in Nephrology at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ, explains how his clinical academic fellowship, which combines research work with clinical practice, has helped him progress in his career.

Matthew Pickering, Professor of Rheumatology at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ, supervises students who are undertaking clinical academic training.  He describes how research training helps clinicians to develop a different approach to looking at and treating diseases.

Clinical academic training activities provided by the AHSC are overseen by the Clinical Academic Training Office (CATO).

More information on research and education opportunities can be found on CATO’s website