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.

CPD continuing professional development, HEE Health Education England, ICA Integrated Clinical Academic, PCAF Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic, PI principal investigator, PGDip post-graduate diploma, R&D research and development