Professor Jim Neilson, Dean for NIHR Faculty Trainees
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| Prof. Jim Neilson |
Jim Neilson is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and joint Co-ordinating Editor of the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group at the University of Liverpool. He is also Honorary Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to the Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust.
Professor Neilson took up post in June 2008 and represents the NIHR Faculty within the NHS and the academic community on behalf of the Director General of Research and Development for the Department of Health.
The Dean is responsible for:
- Assisting NIHR and universities in the career management of all trainees who are funded by NIHR
- Ensuring the quality of training programmes
- Ensuring the quality of local and mentoring support
- Contributing to the leadership training of these individuals.
NIHR Trainees are the next generation of health researchers, who show the potential to become leaders in their particular field and whose research is people or patient-focused and relevant to the NHS. They include all those who are funded through the NIHR Integrated Academic Training Schemes and NIHR Personal Awards Schemes. Details are available on the NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre website.