Training and development

The Academy has an expanding portfolio of mentoring and outreach initiatives. These schemes are designed to support and provide guidance to medical trainees as they embark on the academic pathway and progress to become independent clinical academics. They are a central component in the Academy’s drive to ‘attract and develop the brightest individuals to careers in biomedical science in academe and industry’.

The Academy's highly regarded, UK-wide Mentoring & Outreach Scheme started with one-to-one mentoring for Clinician Scientists Fellows but has expanded to include a range of opportunities for medical students and clinical academics right across the career grades.

Two schemes focus on promoting academic medicine as an attractive career pathway to medical students and Foundation Year students.
Regular regional events provide a valuable networking opportunity for anyone interested in pursuing a career in academic medicine.