General Research Questions

Question 1

What is the role of an educational supervisor?

Answer 1

1. registered and licensed medical practitioner
2. trained to be responsible for the overall supervision and management of a specified foundation doctor’s educational progress

Question 2

What is the role of a clinical supervisor?

Answer 2

1. registered and licensed medical practitioner
2. trained to be responsible for overseeing a specified foundation doctor’s clinical work and providing
   constructive feedback during a training placement.

Question 3

What is the role of an academic supervisor

Answer 3

1. medical academic (may or may not be a clinician)
2. oversee academic work
3. provide constructive feedback through project
4. advise on academic careers

Question 4

Research governance

Answer 4

Good practice in research

• Ethics
• Review of current literature, peer-reviewed proposals and approval by MHRA, keep data collected
• Freely available information from research, transparancy
• Health and safety
• Finance - complicance with treasury

Question 5

Key skills as a clinical researcher

Answer 5

• Communication and persuasive skills
• Teamworking
• Clinical background
• Understand scientific concepts and research design
• Ability to evaluate ethics
• Understand phases of clinical trials
• Data management
• Initiative and professionalism