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DrGemmaClunie

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer

Honorary Research Fellow
 
 
 
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202Sir Michael Uren HubWhite City Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Harrall:2023:10.1111/1460-6984.12969,
author = {Harrall, K and Sinnott, EL and Roebuck, Saez L and Clunie, G},
doi = {10.1111/1460-6984.12969},
journal = {International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders},
title = {Could you give me a leg up...? Models, frameworks and support structures to help aspiring clinical academic speech and language therapists},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12969},
year = {2023}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Background: Increasing research capacity and capability for the speech and language therapy (SLT) profession is a key national strategic driver, with many speech and language therapists (SLTs) aspiring to a clinical academic (CA) career. There are known benefits, but also acknowledged challenges with this career path including limited funding opportunities and a poorly established career trajectory. The aim of this review is to present models, frameworks and support structures that can be used by aspiring SLT CAs to chart research knowledge and skills, and plan career development. Organisational models are also presented to facilitate SLT CA career development and research capacity building. Methods: A narrative review was conducted utilising a literature search of published peer reviewed journals across four electronic databases; Medline, CINAHL, AMED, Embase, with additional search for grey literature through internet searches. Search results were screened against eligibility criteria by two researchers, with full text articles retrieved and reviewed by four researchers independently. Results: The database search and grey literature search combined identified 610 records. Full text screening of 66 records resulted in 19 articles or grey literature sources being included within the narrative review. Main contribution: This paper details models, frameworks, and support structures pertinent to SLTs that can be used at an individual and organisational level to assist CA skill development and career paths. Conclusion: The national climate is looking positive for aspiring SLT CAs. The time is now to take initiative and use the support structures available to show our clinical academic value, and develop the necessary skills outlined within these resources to fulfil our ambitions.
AU  - Harrall,K
AU  - Sinnott,EL
AU  - Roebuck,Saez L
AU  - Clunie,G
DO  - 10.1111/1460-6984.12969
PY  - 2023///
SN  - 1368-2822
TI  - Could you give me a leg up...? Models, frameworks and support structures to help aspiring clinical academic speech and language therapists
T2  - International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12969
UR  - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1460-6984.12969
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/107244
ER  -
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