The North East Thames rotation has a strong track record in research, with a high percentage of trainees completing PhDs, MDs or other research projects leading to publication. We have seen success recently for a number of trainees who have won highly competitive funded research fellowships and there are also a number of opportunities available currently which … Continue reading
The issue of pharmaceutical company sponsorship of training days was raised at the most recent UCLP TPMC meeting. Some believe that there should be a complete separation of education and pharmaceuticals, as sponsored education is just marketing. Others believe that drug reps can provide information of relevance to trainees. We would like to gather the … Continue reading
September 23rd saw the most recent meeting of the UCLP Training Programme Managers Committee (TPMC) for Respiratory Medicine. UCLP Committees can never be accused of having exciting names! Dr Bhowmik chaired the meeting, with attendees including a number of Respiratory Consultants, UCLP managers and the three trainee reps (miraculously all able to make the meeting … Continue reading