Birmingham ICAT Conference 2025

Welcome to the Birmingham ICAT Conference! This event is open to Birmingham ICAT trainees and Specialty Leads, BHP postdoctoral fellows and Birmingham clinical research training fellows.

The programme will focus on our Birmingham clinical training pathways, including experiences and tips for addressing career transition challenges. Topics will include securing a CRTF following an ACF post, moving from a CRTF into a CL post, and obtaining a research-active role post CCT.

Moreover Dr Thomas Jackson, clinical lead of the College’s relaunched Fellowship Academy, will outline the career development and fellowship application support that you can benefit from.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Clinical academic neurosurgeon Dr. Victoria Wykes (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/cancer-genomic/wykes-victoria)
• Associate Professor and recent ACL in Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine Dr Rima Smith (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/metabolism-systems/smith-rima)
• Consultant Medical Oncologist and BHP New Consultant awardholder Dr Mark Openshaw.
• Former ACF Sivesh Kamarajah (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/applied-health/kamarajah-sivesh), now an NIHR DTF within the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery.
• Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine and Honorary Consultant in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine, Dr Rahul Mahida (Dr Rahul Mahida - Department of Inflammation and Ageing - University of Birmingham)
• NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Hepatology, Dr Jake Mann.
• Dr Thomas Jackson (Dr Thomas Jackson - Department of Inflammation and Ageing - University of Birmingham), Clinical Lead of the College's relaunched Fellowship Academy, will provide insights into career development and fellowship application support.

We look forward to welcoming you to this year’s conference!

Host or Publisher Bridget Bell