BSMS-KSS Academic Training Programme
The Academic Training Programme is jointly overseen by Brighton & Sussex Medical School and Kent, Surrey, and Sussex Deanery (KSS) and in close collaboration with the relevant partnership NHS Trusts (Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust).
The programme is aimed at doctors who are considering an academic career in medicine.
The main academic centre is based at BSMS with the clinical base at the Royal Sussex County Hospital.
Academic career pathways
- Academic Foundation Post – The South Thames Foundation School administers these posts with recruitment occurring during final year of medical school training.
- Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) – Post-foundation training posts with entry at ST1 or ST3 level. They are 25% academic / 75% clinical and intended to lead onto a higher degree (MD/PhD).
- Academic Clinical Lectureship (ACL) – Post-doctoral training posts that are 50% clinical / 50% research and are intended for career academics undertaking specialist clinical training.
These specifically designed academic posts are approved by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Further details on career pathways are available on the KSS Deanery website. Recruitment is by competitive interview with three stations and the process has external supervision.
Read more about these opportunities and our academic specialties in The Academic Prospectus.
Contact details
Dr Timothy Chevassut
Director for Academic Training
t.chevassut@bsms.ac.uk