The TRACC (to Train and Retain Academic Cancer Clinicians) Programme aims to build a cadre of cancer-orientated clinician scientists, trained for basic, translational and clinical research excellence: January 2020 Image The TRACC Programme - Cancer Research UK Edinburgh and Glasgow Centres’ clinical academic training programme in cancer - has been initiated in 2019 following a successful bid to Cancer Research UK. From 2020 it provides 4 MB-PhD positions and 3 clinical research training fellowships (CRTF) annually, with an expectation that half of the positions will be based in Edinburgh and half in Glasgow (with very close cross-city collaboration).The Programme is led by experienced academic clinicians [Clinical Leads: Professors Moira Whyte (Ed), Iain McInnes (Gla); Training Leads: Professors Richard Wilson (Gla), Charlie Gourley (Ed); MB-PhD Leads: Professors Robert Semple (Ed), Christian Delles (Gla), Deans of Medical Schools: Professors David Kluth (Ed), Matthew Walters (Gla), Deans of Postgraduate Medicine (NHS): Professors Alastair McLellan (Gla), Adam Hill (Ed)] with strong support from basic scientists [Academic Leads: Professors Margaret Frame (Ed), Owen Sansom (Gla), Research Strategy Lead: Professor Gareth Inman (Gla)] and a dedicated TRACC Programme Operations Team.The Programme aims to attract the best undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees and enable them to contribute to top class basic, translational and clinical research. Its overarching ambition is to train the next generation of leading clinical academics in cancer for Scotland and beyond.Application deadline for Clinical Research Training Fellowships is 10 February 2020Application deadline for MB-PhD Positions is 2 March 2020.Related Links:TRACC Programme WebsiteClinical Research Training Fellowships (CRTFs) component of the TRACC ProgrammeApplication site for TRACC Programme CRTFsMB-PhD component of the TRACC Programme with application information Tags 2020 Publication date 03 Jan, 2020
