A day in the life of an early career researcher

Manbinder SidhuResearch Fellow, Institute of Applied Health Research

University of Birmingham

03/05/2023 CLAHRC West Midlands

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Introduction

• A non-NHS employee/professional• Non-medical- social scientist- sociologist• No experience in post graduate research• CLAHRC model- seeing change in the design, implementation, and delivery

in a health service at the point of patient care

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Doctoral research

• Qualitative theory-based evaluation of a health education intervention designed and delivered to BME population

• Systematic review• Qualitative exploration of health beliefs in a religious community

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The CLAHRC perspective

• Working in CLAHRC specific themes• CLAHRC Steering group meetings • Medical Sociology tutorials (peer support across CLAHRC themes) • Monthly supervision• Communication across CLAHRC networks • Attending/presenting at conferences to different audiences

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Post-doctoral research

• Lighten Up Plus (text message based weight maintenance) • Photovoice project with Health Trainers in Sandwell• Patient self-management with individuals living with COPD (PSM_COPD)• Healthy Dads Healthy Kids (HDHK)

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Dissemination

• Journal Publications (BMC, Ethnicity and Health, others) • Oral Presentations (ASO, BSA, University of Manchester Social Networks

Seminar Series [invited speaker]) • Poster Presentations (SAPC) • Special Event/Symposia (Healthcare over the life-course: perspectives

from Birmingham, a “superdiverse” city: Special Event, BSA)• Social Care Elf (posted a blog about published systematic review findings

from doctoral research) • Growing online presence (Researchgate)

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Early Career Researcher Skills

• Communication with trusts, hospitals, academic/non-academic staff, patients

• Project management • Presentation skills • Diversification of academic interests • Strong publication/dissemination record • Writing• Teaching/supervision/marking assignments • Acquisition of funding • Mentorship • Developing an academic presence

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Further Information

Website: www.clahrc-wm.nihr.ac.uk

Twitter: @CLAHRC_WM

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This work was funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West

Midlands (CLAHRC WM). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, NIHR, or Department of Health.