Table 4.

Number of interns who had applied for a further programme on the ICA Pathway

ICA Level applied for	All interns completing (N = 100)	NMC (N = 40)	HCPC (N = 59)	Other (N = 5)
ICA MRes	27 (27%)	10	15	2
ICA PCAF	8 (8%)	3	5	0
ICA Doctorate	13 (13%)	3 (8%)	11 (19%)	0
ICA Post-Doctorate	0	0	0	0
Other	4 (4%)	3	1	0
Application to any higher level of NIHR ICA pathway	52 (52%)	19 (48%)	32 (54%)	2
Of those applications, no. of successful awards	26 (50%)	8 (42%)	16 (50%)	2 (100%)

HCPC Health and Care Professions Council, ICA Integrated Clinical Academic, NIHR National Institute for Health Research, NMC Nursing and Midwifery Council, PCAF Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship