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BTOG 2026 | NIHR Associate PI scheme expands research training opportunities
Bing Smith, BSc, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK, highlights the value of the Associate PI (API) scheme, which was launched in 2018 and made widely available by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) in 2020. The scheme provides research opportunities and practical training to healthcare professionals, including nurses and allied healthcare professionals, who may not typically work in research. This scheme offers valuable guidance and experience, enabling participants to gain insight into research before deciding to take part. This interview took place at the 2026 British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG) congress in Edinburgh, UK.
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So what we call it API, if we’re short for. So this scheme is actually started in 2018, which is focused on surgical trainees. And the NIHR made it widely available since 2020. And that is to all healthcare professionals who don’t primarily work in the research field. So this scheme is quite kind of valuable for especially nurses and allied healthcare professionals because as we all know research opportunities come to us not that easily...
So what we call it API, if we’re short for. So this scheme is actually started in 2018, which is focused on surgical trainees. And the NIHR made it widely available since 2020. And that is to all healthcare professionals who don’t primarily work in the research field. So this scheme is quite kind of valuable for especially nurses and allied healthcare professionals because as we all know research opportunities come to us not that easily. So it’s a crucial way to take part in research and a crucial way to have this completely worked-out practical training by our local experienced professionals who are involved in research regularly, so we have guidance, so we have experience before we decide on taking part in research.
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