Primary Care F2 academic outline
In common with our other Health Sciences programme (mental health), there is opportunity to join an internationally recognised research department with a range of research interests covering a number of aspects of health and population science.
Details
The F1 year is spent in York, and the F2 year will be based in Scarborough for the clinical posts (a change for F1 posts commencing in 2012) and HYMS at York University for the academic four months of the F2 year.
Academic Primary Care in HYMS is led by Prof Ian Watt at York. Ian Watt’s research has two main strands. Firstly he is interested in communication in health care both within the patient-doctor consultation and the wider health care environment (e.g. the dissemination of research evidence to practitioners, the involvement of patients in safety and the reduction of medical error). His second area of research addresses the evaluation of health care interventions in primary care and largely involves collaborations with the York Clinical Trials Unit.
The Department of Health Sciences at York offers research and teaching experience in a multi-disciplinary and internationally recognised academic department. Opportunities are available to join one of the active research groups in the department including epidemiology, communication in health care, clinical trials and cardiac care. A lively portfolio of research projects are available as well as a range of teaching opportunities. The post will of be interest to those considering a career in a broad range of specialties (including primary care and public health) and allow the post holder an introduction to health services research.
