Changes to academic public health training will worsen the medical recruitment crisis

Changes to Academic Public Health Training

The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling on the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to work with partners to support more equitable access to academic public health training.

The BMA's Resident Doctors Committee, Public Health Medicine Registrars Subcommittee, and Joint Academic Trainees Subcommittee are concerned about changes that will limit opportunities for resident doctors in public health to participate in academic training in England.

Public health is a medical specialty with a well-established multiprofessional route of entry.

The BMA is concerned that these changes will worsen the medical recruitment crisis.

The BMA is urging the NIHR to address these concerns and support more equitable access to academic public health training.

Author's summary: Changes to public health training may worsen recruitment crisis.

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British Medical Association British Medical Association — 2025-10-27

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