Dr Jane Smith & Dr Emma Pitchforth
Education
Education
Education and Training
Placing research and evidence at the heart of primary care education, the collaboration for academic primary care is involved in various undergraduate, postgraduate, and established professional programmes across the unviersity's medical school.
Studentships in Primary Care Research
As part of our membership of the School for Primary Care Research (SPCR), there are many funding opportunities available to continue your career in primary care, such as PhD and post doctoral fellowships.
Summer Undergraduate Internships
The NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) Undergraduate Student Internship Programme provides students with experience in a research environment and access to a team of specialised mentors and supervisors. The aim of the programme is to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to gain primary care research experience, allow for greater collaboration and to raise the academic profile of general practice.
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Topic/project |
Supervisor (s) |
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ISPA-T1D: Improving Support for Physical Activity in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes |
Emma Cockcroft
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Emma Pitchforth and Kasim Allel |
Please contact APEx@exeter.ac.uk if you have any questions.
PhD Studentships
APEx is inviting applications for the following two fully-funded PhD studentships in primary care research to commence in September 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter:
1. A University of Exeter funded studentship focussed on how we can improve safe and effective prescribing in primary care, including in particular the use of routine data, informatics solutions, or pharmacogenetics. Please contact Prof Rupert Payne r.a.payne@exeter.ac.uk for further information and to discuss applying.
2. A National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) funded studentship to be focussed on one of the topics below.
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Topic/project |
Contact for questions/to discuss application |
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Co-adapting and evaluating Teen Online Problem-Solving with adolescents with neurodevelopmental conditions (TOPS-ND) for use in primary care |
Anna Adlam |
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Improving support for Physical activity in adolescents with type 1 diabetes |
Emma Cockcroft |
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Evaluating therapy for prolonged grief disorder in an Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) context |
Barney Dunn |
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Life space mobility and wellbeing of care home residents |
Vicki Goodwin |
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Tracking the pathways of young people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
Dr Tamsin Newlove-Delgado |
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): integration into health services policy, delivery and organisation in primary care |
Emma Pitchforth |
| Probiotics, infection management and primary care |
Emma Pitchforth |
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Non-cancer diagnoses and their potential for missed opportunities in symptomatic cancer diagnosis |
Sarah Price |
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Climbing (e.g., indoor, outdoor, clip, bouldering) and mental health |
Samantha van Beurden S.B.vanBeurden@exeter.ac.uk |
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Developing a digital self-management intervention for women suffering from dyspareunia |
Samantha van Beurden S.B.vanBeurden@exeter.ac.uk |
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Use of routine data in clinical trials in primary care |
Fiona Warren |
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Modern and novel methods of trial design and analysis in primary care |
Fiona Warren |
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Identifying and supporting people with Bipolar Disorder in primary care |
Kim Wright |
Please find full information for each project here.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Wed 3rd May 2023. Initial interviews for the studentship will be held on Thurs 11th May 2023. Find out how to apply here.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Primary Care Clinicians Career Progression Fellowships
PhD Programme for Primary Care Clinicians
- For further information on postgraduate research study, visit the Medical School research degrees pages
- For more information about PGR programmes and support, visit the Doctoral College
- To see APEx members' current PGR, see the members of our team
- APEx has several associated research groups, and provides opportunities for involvement in research across a wide range of subject areas and methodologies
- ACFs will either create their own bespoke training programme, based on needs, or sign up for a research masters (MSc) course (for example, in Applied health Services Research)
- The full NIHR guidance on research integrated academic training is available here
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For more information contact:
Dr Jane Smith, Senior Lecturer in Primary Care, Jane.Smith@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Emma Pitchforth, Senior Lecturer & Senior Research Fellow in Primary Care, E.Pitchforth@exeter.ac.uk