School of Clinical Medicine

New Head of Department for Psychiatry BMA role model

Congratulations to Tamsin Ford who will become the new Head of Department for Psychiatry, from 1 April 2021. Tamsin has been Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Cambridge since October 2019 and before that was at Exeter Medical School. Her research focuses on the interface between mental health and education, childhood psychiatric epidemiology and the effectiveness of clinical services and interventions.

Tamsin has recently been selected as one of 15 role models of women in academic medicine by the British Medical Association (BMA).  Tamsin gave some great insights into the experiences, barriers and ways forward for women in academic medicine, she said “Try to become aware of the internal voice that undermines your confidence in yourself and test that against the evidence. Encourage yourself to take opportunities that present themselves to you.”

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Help us tackle COVID-19 through research collaborations, by donating equipment or funding research

The University of Cambridge is co-ordinating activities to address COVID-19, including establishing research collaborations with other research institutions, industrial and charity partners across key disciplines and activities…

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Research Excellence and Integrity

The aim of the School is to conduct internationally excellent peer reviewed basic, clinical and translational research relating to a diverse range of medical conditions and treatments.

To maintain the high standards of research practice at Cambridge, the University will uphold the commitments outlined in Universities UK’s Concordat to Support Research Integrity.

The Concordat sets out a series of responsibilities for researchers and employers of researchers, compliance with which is now a condition of HEFCE and RCUK funding

Below are some of the guidelines from the central University and these should be read in addition to the Clinical School policies which can be found on the Research Governance website and the Information Governance website.

• Research Integrity Statement
• Good Research Practice Guidelines
• Misconduct in Research
• Policy on the Ethics of Research Involving Human Participants and Personal Data
• Policy on the Use of Animals in Research (where appropriate)

Further information can be found on the Research Integrity page.

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Medical Education

The Clinical School offers students a first class scientific approach to medicine combined with educational programmes that emphasise the development of excellence in the clinical, communication, attitudinal and practical skills required for good medical practice.

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Graduate Studies (Higher Degrees)

The Departments and Institutes of the School of Clinical Medicine offer a wide range of research and taught courses, including: research only, research with taught elements, higher doctorates and higher degrees by special regulations.

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