Clinical Academic Staffing Levels in UK Medical and Dental Schools

Clinical Academics are those doctors and dentists who not only treat patients, but are also responsible for educating medical and dental students and for carrying out research into all aspects of health and disease. They are vital to educating the doctor and dentists of the future and to providing care at the highest of levels.

Since 2000 the Dental Schools Council and the Medical Schools Council have undertaken a regular (annual since 2003) survey of clinical academic staffing levels in UK medical and dental schools, and undertaken an analysis of this within the current policy context. The most recent report, published June 2011, examines date from 31 July 2010 and suggests that there has been an increase in the number of clinical academics in UK dental schools.

The full 2011 report is available to download:

Survey of Staffing Levels of Dental Clinical Academics in UK Dental Schools

In addition, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Senior Policy Officer, has written an article about the challenges and opportunities for recruitment to clinical academic medicine and dentistry for London Medicine. This article is supplemented with data from the Clinical Academic Staffing Level surveys.

The full article is available to download and can also be accessed from the London Medicine website:

Challenges and opportunities for recruitment to clinical academic medicine and dentistry April 2011

Reports from previous years

2010 Report - an update based on 2009 data

2009 Report - an update based on 2008 data

2008 Report - an update based on 2007 data

2007 Report – an update based on 2006 data

2006 Report - an update based on 2005 data
2005 Report – an update based on 2004 data
2004 Report – an update based on 2003 data
2001 Report – an update based on 2000 data