APPLICANT - Imperial College London

Academic Public Health attachment
Clinical Supervisor and Academic Supervisor - Dr S Banerjee
Trainees will work within Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust based at Mile End Hospital,
Bancroft Road, E1. The attachment will comprise practical aspects of public health such as
disease outbreak management, reducing health risk and the role of public health within the
community. Direct experience will be provided in one or more of the following areas:
• An assessment of an aspect of preventable mortality, and recommendations for clinical
and cost-effective interventions to reduce this.
• An evaluation of a local screening programme, e.g. Cancer screening, antenatal
screening, or screening for risk of diabetes, heart disease.
• The management of an outbreak of communicable disease, e.g. meningitis, food
poisoning, or drug resistant TB
• The development of clinical governance including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness,
and the management of serious untoward incidents.
• An equal audit - an evaluation of the extent to which a set of local services focus on
those with greatest needs.
Trainees will also be taught management skills including presenting data and evidence,
handling meetings, and persuading and motivating colleagues.
A choice of research project will be provided. This will comprise evidence collection, data
analysis and presentation, and networking with local stakeholders. It is expected that a
written report will be produced with a view to subsequent publication.
Academic General Practice Attachment
Clinical Supervisor - Dr C. Highton; Academic Supervisor - Dr H. Taylor
There will be a half day release throughout the year for formal academic training and
development in general practice and public health. This may include taught modules from
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)’s MSc in primary care and/or the MSc in public
health run jointly by City University and QMUL, and/or other learning opportunities in
research methods and teaching, according to the individual doctor's needs. The general
practice element will consist of one day a week in a general practice active in teaching or
research in east London, and the opportunity to work with one of our well established
research groups (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, domestic violence, locomoter disease,
respiratory disease) alongside an experienced researcher on a small research project.
Typically this will be a systematic review, a secondary analysis of an existing data set, or
helping the research group to develop a research proposal. There will also be an opportunity
to gain training and experience in undergraduate teaching.
Programme 5 – Academic Public Health
CODE: QML/013
F1
Homerton
Hospital
General
Medicine/Care
of the Elderly
3m
Acute
Medicine
3m
General
Medicine/
Gastroenterology
3m
General
Surgery
3m
F2
Whipps
Cross
University
Hospital
Respiratory
Medicine &
Medical Ed
4m
Microbiology &
Medical Ed
4m A&E 4m
www.stfs.org.uk/student/academic-programmes
Email: tfsacademicrecruitment@stfs.org.uk
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Updated: 27 May 2010