Edinburgh Clinical Academic Track - Inclusive (ECAT-I) PhD Programme (360G-Wellcome-223527_Z_21_Z)

ECAT-I (Edinburgh Clinical Academic Track – Inclusive) will build on the research excellence and mentorship developed during the successful ECAT Wellcome Clinical PhD programmes. Our key aims are to recruit and retain healthcare professionals from diverse backgrounds, to foster research that is inclusive, innovative and imaginative and to support a positive research culture. We will extend the scope of the programme to include our world- leading expertise in social science, health data science and informatics and provide trainees with new opportunities for international collaboration. We propose to: \- Provide excellent doctoral training and post-doctoral support to an inclusive and diverse cadre of researchers across a range of healthcare professions, from hospital and community-based clinicians to allied healthcare professionals. \- Build a positive research culture in and around our ECAT trainees promoting creativity, inclusivity and integrity. \- Support trainees through the challenges of maintaining research momentum post-PhD and continue to take a highly pro-active and targeted mentorship approach, promoting clinical academic career progression of ECAT lecturers to Career Development Fellowships or substantive academic posts. \- Extend our scientific ambition and align it to the research needs of diverse health professions building capacity in social science, data science and informatics and fostering international partnerships.