CATO is the centralised pan-professional academic training hub and the main point of contact for clinical academic trainees and researchers (medical and healthcare professions outside of medicine) for advice, best practice and information on academic careers, recruitment, training and funding. Through a range of initiatives, trainees and other healthcare professionals, can complete their training/carry out roles whilst learning and undertaking research alongside internationally renowned clinicians and researchers.
CATO is part of the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) and serves as a focal point for clinical academic careers across the AHSC. The Office has oversight of current clinical medical academic training schemes, manages bidding rounds for NIHR/other clinical academic schemes, coordinates conferences and educational support activities, disseminates information and supports the development of new clinical academic schemes and academic initiatives for healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, midwives, pharmacists, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists).
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Professor Jeremy Levy
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Jeremy leads and has oversight of all CATO activities and represents CATO interests at numerous AHSC, ICHT and ICL committees and boards. He is a Consultant Nephrologist at ICHT and was previously Head of School of Medicine for London Deanery. He has wide knowledge and interest in all aspects of healthcare education.
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Dr Chioma Izzi-Engbeaya (née Otti)
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Chioma supports Jeremy and primarily focuses on CATO activities involving doctors. She is a Consultant Endocrinologist at ICHT, Director of the Pharmacology Intercalated BSc in Imperial College School of Medicine and is an NIHR Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Awardee. She is actively involved in the education, training and supervision of clinical academics from different healthcare backgrounds.
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Dr Gemma Clunie
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Gemma provides professional leadership and support to research staff working within ICHT as well as working with strategic partners to grow the capacity and capability of AHPs, to become research aware, research-ready and research-active. This includes co-delivery of the NMAHPP Research Strategy Implementation Plan.
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Dr Lina Johansson
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Lina provides professional leadership and support to research staff working within ICHT as well as working with strategic partners to grow the capacity and capability of AHPs, to become research aware, research-ready and research-active. This includes co-delivery of the NMAHPP Research Strategy Implementation Plan.
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Anna Lidgate
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Anna and Gemma lead and jointly oversee the Clinical Academic Training Office (CATO) at Imperial, shaping strategy and ensuring delivery of high-quality support for clinical academics across all career stages. Responsible for developing training programmes, fostering research excellence, promoting collaboration between clinical and academic stakeholders, and driving initiatives that enhance career development, equality, and innovation within the clinical academic community.
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Gemma Herbert
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Gemma and Anna lead and jointly oversee the Clinical Academic Training Office (CATO) at Imperial, shaping strategy and ensuring delivery of high-quality support for clinical academics across all career stages. Responsible for developing training programmes, fostering research excellence, promoting collaboration between clinical and academic stakeholders, and driving initiatives that enhance career development, equality, and innovation within the clinical academic community.
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Rose Villanueva-Parr
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Rose's responsibilities include: organising CATO events, coordinating communications, managing bursary applications, data management and reporting, providing the main point of contact for Academic Clinical Fellows and Clinical Lecturers (medical) as well as maintaining CATO systems including the CATO website.
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Emily Dixon
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Emily's responsibilities include: providing the main point of contact for NMAHPP’s (Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professional’s, Healthcare Scientists, Pharmacy Staff and Psychologists), organising CATO events, coordinating communications, producing the NMAHPP newsletter and maintaining CATO systems including the CATO website.
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Nina Otim
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Nina’s responsibilities include: organising CATO events (multi-professional), administering the Clinical Research Training Framework, maintaining CATO systems including the CATO website, coordinating communications, providing bursaries support, and specifically delivering support activities for clinical PhD fellows across the Imperial College AHSC.
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The CATO Team and Radiographers Incubator work on a Hybrid model, combining days in the office with days working from home – the best way to reach us is by email.
cato@imperial.ac.uk
radresearch@imperial.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 3313 7397
