Your development
We will be recruiting to the Rural, Health Inequality and Medical Education Fellowships in the near future with interviews in April.
Application to all Fellowship options, when available, will have a link in the sections below.
An information powerpoint can be found here
For all rural fellowship enquiries please email Debbie Miller
For all Health Inequalities and Medical Education Fellowships enquiries please email Iain Jamieson
Rural Fellowships in General Practice
Scottish Rural Fellowships in General Practice
The one-year GP Rural Fellowships offer a distinctive opportunity to work in Scotland, helping you develop the generalist skills required to practice in some of the country's most stunning and remote areas. There are three types of Rural Fellowship available: 'Standard', 'Acute Care', and 'Hybrid'. Up to eight Rural Fellowships are available this year.
Both the Acute Care and Hybrid Fellowships offer the opportunity to complete the GMC-approved Credential in Rural and Remote Health (Unscheduled and Urgent Care). For more information, see Credential in Rural and Remote Health Credential in Rural and Remote Health | Turas | Learn
Regardless of the fellowship type, fellows will work in a 'base practice' located in a rural area. The fellowship year includes 13 weeks of protected time to support a flexible, individually tailored learning program based on the fellow's specific needs. Part-time opportunities are also available.
These Rural Fellowships are designed for doctors who have recently completed their General Practice Specialty Training and have an interest in gaining experience in remote and rural healthcare. Fellows may need to travel regularly to remote areas that are not accessible by public transport. As a result, candidates must hold a valid UK driving licence or arrange alternative travel. Travel expenses incurred will be reimbursed.
A range of Rural Fellowship options are available in 2025 and are listed below, including links to individual descriptors for each fellowship. Recruitment to the 2025 Fellowships is now live. Click here to apply . For further information please contact the fellowship coordinator Dr Debbie Miller
A copy of the Job Information Pack is here (pdf)
Standard Fellowships (information about the standard fellowship programme is here (pdf)
Hybrid model
Acute Care specific information about the acute fellowship programme is here
Medical Education Fellowships in General Practice
The Medical Education Fellowships are designed for doctors who have completed their General Practice Specialty Training in the last 5 years and have an interest in medical education. The part time nature of the posts allows candidates time to continue to develop generalist skills in the context of service general practice (e.g through a locum appointment) while undertaking a tailored programme of exposure and training in relation to medical education. This will involve being attached to the regional Postgraduate GP unit with opportunities to become involved with teaching, educational developments, quality assurance initiatives and evaluation/research. Individuals will be encouraged to start a postgraduate qualification relevant to medical education. Up to three 0.5 WTE posts are available each recruitment round.
Recruitment to the 2025 Fellowships is now live. Click here to apply
A copy of the Job information pack is here (PDF).
If this stimulates your interest please contact the GP Director or Assistant GP Directors to discuss, or any of the current medical education fellows through the regional postgraduate GP offices.
Health Inequality Fellowships in General Practice
These Health Inequality Fellowships aim to provide an introduction to the opportunities and challenges of delivering generalise skills in the context of service general practice in a relatively deprived area. There is protected time to undertake additional training (education and/or a research project) relevant to your needs and those of the practice population. Four posts are normally available annually.
Recruitment to the 2025 Fellowships is now live. Click here to apply
A copy of the Job Information pack is here (PDF). Recruitment to the Fellowships opens annually mid-March and closes mid-April.
If this stimulates your interest, please contact Dr Iain Jamieson or an Assistant GP Director or any of the current health inequality education fellows through the appropriate regional postgraduate GP offices.
Academic Fellowships
Academic Fellowships provide opportunities to prepare a PhD or post-doctoral fellowship grant application. They are suitable for.
Medical School Primary Care Departments
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/research/profiles/p.murchie#research
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/people/daniel-morales
https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/primary-care-multimorbidity/clinical-academic-pathways-for-gps
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/healthwellbeing/research/generalpractice/
https://medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/pbs/research/#Primary_care
This page was last updated on: 21.03.2025 at 17.47
