'I did it my way'
Presentations from Fellows at the Clinical Academic Showcase 2023
Yaping Lian (Ping) gives an account of her journey as a tissue viability nurse which started with an HEE Pre-Masters Internship, followed by an NIHR Pre-Doctoral Clinical Fellowship (PCAF). Recently she secured an NIHR Clinical and Practitioner Doctoral Fellowship (DCAF) which she starts in Autumn 2023.
David Young, a paediatric physiotherapist completed an NIHR funded MSc in Clinical Research, followed by a Masters to PhD Bridging Fellowship (now called the Pre-Doctoral Bridging). He was awarded an NIHR ICA Clinical Doctoral Fellowship and is currently doing his PhD at UEA.
Dr Catherine Gooday talks about her journey as a podiatrist at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital to become a clinical academic. In 2022 Catherine completed her NIHR Clinical Doctoral Fellowship and is now pursuing post-doctoral research opportunities through an HEE Post-Doctoral Bridging award.
Dr Ben Bowers is a Wellcome Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Cambridge and Honorary Nurse Consultant in Palliative Care. Ben shares his experiences and tips on becoming a clinical academic and having a positive impact on patient care through research.