Academic Clinical Fellows

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These posts allow medical and dental trainees to combine research training with clinical training ready to compete for a Research Training Fellowship leading to a PhD.

As an Academic Clinical Fellow, you are funded to spend 25% of your time over a period of up to three years (up to four years for GP trainees) in a formal programme of research preparation, research training and research activity, whilst continuing with your clinical training and achieving the required clinical competencies.

Posts are available in a range of disciplines. Core Medical Training posts will be based at University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust and at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospital Trust. All will be following a general medicine rotation during the first 2 years before embarking on specialty training in the 3rd year.

For a full list of possible specialties and academics to contact, please use the directory below. Not all specialties are available every year.

Specialty Contacts for Clinical Academic Training

2025 ACF posts now available
 Post Reference Specialities Formula Post / Research Theme
ACF-2025-09-001 Respiratory Medicine, Urology, Gastroenterology Response Mode
ACF-2025-09-002 Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, Anaesthetics, Acute Internal Medicine Response Mode
ACF-2025-09-003 Neurosurgery, Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Oncology Response Mode
ACF-2025-09-004 Paediatrics, Dermatology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Response Mode
ACF-2025-09-005 Clinical Oncology, Ophthalmology, Infectious Diseases Response Mode
ACF-2025-09-006 Renal Medicine, General Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Response Mode
ACF-2025-09-007 Haematology, Cardiology, Vascular Surgery Response Mode
ACF-2025-09-008 Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Urology, Anaesthetics Digital
ACF-2025-09-009 Haematology, Cardiology, Histopathology Digital
ACF-2025-09-010 Public Health Medicine, General Surgery, Vascular Surgery Prevention and Public Health
ACF-2025-09-011 General Practice, Infectious Diseases, Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Prevention and Public Health
ACF-2025-09-012 Gastroenterology, Paediatrics, Haematology Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry
ACF-2025-09-013  Neurology, Ophthalmology, Clinical Oncology Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry
ACF-2025-09-014 Acute Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Rheumatology Multiple Long-Term Conditions
ACF-2025-09-015 Public Health Medicine, General Psychiatry, General Practice   Mental Health 
October 3rd 2024 - Applications Open

December 9th-13th 2024 - Interview Dates