The Role of the Clinical Academic

This document is a description of the role of the clinical

academic doctor, combined with a showcase of particularly

fine examples of medical academics practising such roles.

It has been produced by the BMA’s Medical Academic Staff

Committee (MASC) to highlight the particular skills and

experiences that medical academics bring to healthcare in

the United Kingdom. The aim of this report is to inform

medical students, doctors in training and others about the

work of clinical academics. We also hope that this report

will further encourage those doctors with an interest in

teaching and/or research to investigate the academic career

options open to them and to speak to someone about

taking forward their ideas