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Medical placements<\/h2>\n

Postgraduate academic opportunities for EM trainees<\/h3>\n

EMERGE TERN<\/a> Trainee Research Fellow<\/h4>\n

Every year EMERGE offers up to two EMERGE TERN<\/a> fellowships approved by the South East Scotland Emergency Medicine Trainee Programme Director and local Clinical Directors.\u00a0Applicants should be South East Scotland Emergency Medicine trainees who will be at ST4\/5 level in the August prior to the application window which is usually around March\/April. Interviews will usually be held in May.\u00a0These 12 month posts allow the successful applicant(s) 4 hours dedicated research time per week. The post is initially for 6 months with an option to extend to one year.<\/p>\n

During this time, the applicant will be expected to become the South East Scotland lead for the RCEM TERN (Trainee Emergency Research Network<\/a>) and become the local PI for TERN projects.\u00a0In addition there will be the opportunity to get involved with the EMERGE groups other research activity.<\/p>\n

Please contact Matt Reed (Matthew.reed@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk)\u00a0or Graeme Mcalpine (Graeme.mcalpine@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk) for more information.<\/p>\n

ACCS EM week<\/h4>\n

EMERGE offer all ACCS (EM) trainees an opportunity to spend a week with the team. During this time you will work with the research delivery team in the ED gaining experience with consent, capacity assessment and recruitment to current EMERGE research studies. You will also have the opportunities to attend GCP training, learn about TERN, attend research related meetings such as our research delivery and academic lunchtime meetings, and potentially TMG, DMC and ethics meetings and will also have the opportunity to spend time with the team developing\u00a0potential research ideas and learning more about research infrastructure and careers.<\/p>\n

SJH Researcher in residence<\/h4>\n

EMERGE also offers a\u00a0SJH Researcher in residence programme\u00a0approved by St Johns Hospital Emergency Medicine Clinical Director. These 6 month fellow posts allow the successful applicant(s) 8 hours dedicated research time per week along with clinical time spent at\u00a0St Johns Hospital Emergency Department. During the research time, the applicant will be expected to deliver a researcher led research project.\u00a0In addition there will be the opportunity to get involved with other EMERGE research activity and to attend relevant research training courses and events.<\/p>\n

Please contact Matt Reed (Matthew.reed@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk)<\/a>\u00a0or Nicola McCullough (Nicola.McCullough@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk<\/a>)\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

Undergraduate academic opportunities for medical students<\/h3>\n

Elective<\/h4>\n

Occasionally EMERGE do take Elective students for research electives. These attachment are limited to 4 weeks and are arranged through the University of Edinburgh medical student elective programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SSC5a Research programme<\/h4>\n

Some of our EMERGE team are happy to act as SSC5a supervisors supporting the SSC5a Research programme. Students have around 6 weeks dedicated to SSC5a research, usually 3 blocks of 2 weeks that fit in between other teaching. Places in EMERGE are very limited and demand is high. Any available project titles and supervisor details are submitted to the University in February with meetings between potential students and supervisors taking place March and April. Alternatively if you have a specific project idea you can contact the EMERGE team (Emerge@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk) <\/a>along with a copy of your CV. Potential EMERGE supervisor’s areas of interest can be found in the Team<\/a> section of the website.<\/p>\n

B Med Sci\u00a0placements<\/h4>\n

EMERGE supporting the University of Edinburgh’s intercalated BMedSci programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other opportunities<\/h3>\n

PhD\/MD<\/h4>\n

If you are interested in a PhD or MD with EMERGE, you can contact the team (Emerge@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk)<\/a> along with a copy of your CV.<\/p>\n

Overseas\u00a0Research fellowships<\/h4>\n

EMERGE offers Overseas Research fellowships for 6 or 12 months incorporating clinical and research programme activity. Applicant’s home institution must be able to fund and support the applicant for the duration of the fellowship. If you are interested in an Overseas Research fellowship with EMERGE, you can contact the team (Emerge@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk<\/a>) along with a copy of your CV.<\/p>\n

Academic FY2<\/h4>\n

EMERGE supports the academic FY2 programme which allows applicants either weekly dedicated research time or a 4 month research block at FY2 level. If you are interested and have a specific project idea or area of interest you can contact the EMERGE team at\u00a0Emerge@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk<\/a> along with a copy of your CV. Potential EMERGE supervisor’s areas of interest can be found in the Team<\/a> section of the website.<\/p>\n

Nursing placements<\/h2>\n

If you are interested in discussing research nursing opportunities with EMERGE please get in touch via the \u2018Contact<\/a>\u2019 link on our home page.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate<\/p>\n

If you are completing your undergraduate degree in Nursing and are looking to complete a placement, feel free to get in touch with the EMERGE team who will show you how the research team works, along with recruitment within the Emergency Department.<\/p>\n

Work experience<\/h2>\n

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