PhD opportunity alongside a large randomised controlled trial - Apr 2019

The University of Exeter’s College of Medicine and Health, in partnership with Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation, is inviting applications for a fully-funded PhD studentship to commence in September 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. The studentship will be working on the ERICA randomised controlled trial examining strategies to expedite early cancer diagnosis. This large randomised controlled trial in a planned 530 English practices examines whether integrating electronic cancer diagnostic algorithms (known as electronic Risk Assessment Tools, or eRATs) into GP clinical software allows earlier detection of cancer. This PhD will explore the Health Economics aspects of this trial, working with Professor Anne Spencer, Dr Antonieta Medina Lara, and a Health Economics Research Fellow.

For an informal conversation regarding this post or any other future opportunities in our Health Economics Group, please contact Professor Anne Spencer a.e.spencer@exeter.ac.uk. The closing date for applications is 18^th May 2019, and further details can be found here.

Date: 30 April 2019