Academic Training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - when and how to enter the pathway

Karl F B Payne; James Higginson; Shadi Basyuni; Alexander M C Goodson; Ambika Chadha; Ross Elledge; John Breeze; Michaela Goodson; Mandeep S Bajwa; Clare Schilling; Richard J Shaw; Kathleen Fan; Jagtar Dhanda; Andrew Schache

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.01.003

Academic Training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - when and how to enter the pathway

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2023 Feb;61(2):124-130. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.01.003. Epub 2023 Jan 26.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: k.payne.1@bham.ac.uk.
² Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK. Electronic address: j.higginson19@imperial.ac.uk.
³ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University NHS Hospital Trust, Cambridge, UK; Early Cancer Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: shadi.basyuni@nhs.net.
⁴ University of South Wales, Pontypridd, Wales, UK; Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. Electronic address: alexander.goodson01@gmail.com.
⁵ Cleft.NET.East, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University NHS Hospital Trust, Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: cleftimaging@gmail.com.
⁶ School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: r.o.c.elledge@bham.ac.uk.
⁷ Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham Research Park, Birmingham, UK; The Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies and the Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK. Electronic address: john.breeze@nhs.net.
⁸ Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia. Electronic address: Michaela.Goodson@newcastle.edu.my.
⁹ Liverpool Head & Neck Centre, Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: mandeep.bajwa@me.com.
¹⁰ Head and Neck Academic Centre, University College London, London, UK; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University College London Hospital, London, UK. Electronic address: clare.schilling@nhs.net.
¹¹ Liverpool Head & Neck Centre, Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: rjshaw@liverpool.ac.uk.
¹² King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK; King's College London, Strand, London, UK. Electronic address: kfan@nhs.net.
¹³ Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK; Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK. Electronic address: jagtar.dhanda@nhs.net.
¹⁴ Liverpool Head & Neck Centre, Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; Head & Neck Unit, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Aintree Hospital, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: schache@liverpool.ac.uk.

PMID: 36774281
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.01.003

Abstract

Entering into surgical academia can seem a daunting prospect for an oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) trainee. However, the streamlining of academic training by the NIHR to create the integrated academic training (IAT) pathway has simplified academic training and more clearly defined academic positions and entry points for trainees. In this article we review the current NIHR IAT pathway and the various grades and entry points available to OMF surgeons, both pre- and post-doctoral. We highlight the unique challenges facing OMF trainees and provide advice and insight from both junior and senior OMFS academics. Finally, we focus on the planning and application for a doctoral research fellowship - discussing funding streams available to OMF surgeons.

Keywords: Academic training; Doctoral fellowship; Grant; Integrated clinical academic training; NIHR pathway; Oral & maxillofacial surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Fellowships and Scholarships
Humans
Surgeons*
Surgery, Oral* / education
Surveys and Questionnaires