Table 6 Programme data table: ICA Internship Programmes 2014 to 2018. N.B. Table incomplete as limited responses received from some regions
| HEE Region | Midlands & East | South | North | London | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programme and Region | West Midlands | East of England | Kent Surrey & Sussex | Wessex | South West | Thames Valley | North Pre-2017 | North Post 2017 | North London | South London |
| Provider | University Hospitals Birmingham | University of Lincoln | 4 Universities: Brighton, Surrey, Kent, Greenwich | HEE Wessex | HEE South West | HEE Thames Valley | HEE R&D NW | Sheffield Hallam University | City University | Kingston/St Georges University |
| Funding arrangements | £3900 to employer for each intern | £7500 for employer (backfill) | Bespoke spend | Bespoke spend | Bespoke spend | £8000 Bespoke spend | £7500 for employer | £7500 for employer | £5000 backfill; £5000 tuition fees for 2 × 15 credit modules Provider fee – proposal supervision; programme supervision and administration | £5000 backfill; £5000 tuition fees for 2 × 15 credit modules Provider fee supervision; programme supervision and administration |
| £10,000 Salary Backfill | £10,000 Salary Backfill | Mentor fee £1000 |
Mentor fee £1000 Course provision £1500 | |||||||
| Mentor paid £1000 | Mentors paid £1000 | |||||||||
| Supervision £2000 Dissemination cost | Supervision £2000 Dissemination costs | |||||||||
| Total Intern allocated/funded time | 30 days over 6 months | 48 days total | ? | Variable | Variable | ? | 38 days | 38 days | 52 days (2 days/wk. for 26 weeks Oct–April) | 52 days |
| Face-to-face independent study contact | Minimum 15 plus 15 days | 6 days; 4 action learning sets, 1 celebration day | Varies - monthly if PhD or MRes application | 2 days beginning and end and writing for publication | 5 days plus 30 days mentored project | 4 days plus30 days mentored project | 12 days plus 26 day placement | 26 days research placement | ||
| Academic entry level qualification | Degree or PGDip. Registered healthcare professional as per ICA guidelines | Registered on relevant professional body | Level 6 study within last 5 years | Excludes formal training research May have a pre-reg, PgDip or MSc | Registered 2 years in practice | Not MSc or PhD | Registered on relevant professional body | Degree or PGDip | Degree or PGDip | |
| Accept applicants with: pre-reg Masters | Yes – if minimal research methods input | Yes plus other Masters (if minimal research) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Accept applicants with post-reg Clinical MSc | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||||
| Programme outputs from each intern | Refined research question in preliminary research proposal – potential methods are considered | 6000 word (lit review and research report or research proposal) 80% of module mark | Half-way evaluation report | Half-way evaluation report | Academic report 3000–5000 words | Academic report 3000 words | 3000–4000 word research proposal including literature review | Preliminary research proposal 2000 words | ||
| Literature review/academic journal | 1000 word reflective piece; 20% of module mark | Lit review | Final evaluation report | Final evaluation report | 3000–5000 word reflective log | Action plan future development needs | Action plan for CPD derived from reflection on research placement | Group and individual career mentoring to apply for PCAF | ||
| Formal accreditation of learning | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Success measures | Completion of programme outputs Successful application to PCAF, pre-doc bridging or PhD Promotions, PIs, setting up journal clubs, publications | Passing the module (15 M level credits) | Further study or research funding Project job and work focus change to increase research | Completion of planned studies/pass modules | Complete programme, positive impact upon clinical practice and workplace | Programme completion, grades, development of a high quality research to take forward to MSc/PCAF, etc. | Complete programme, positive impact upon clinical practice and workplace | |||
| Some will apply for PCAF/other research opportunities | ||||||||||
| Some will apply for PCAF, etc. | ||||||||||