Within the Newcastle University School of Pharmacy and the NIHR Newcastle Patient Safety Research Collaborative, Dr Charlotte Richardson, Dr Matthew Cooper, Dr Daniel Okeowo, Dr Anna Robinson-Barella, Professor Hamde Nazar and Dr Jason Scott (Northumbria University) secured funds from the NIHR to host 4 student internships. The internships are designed by the team to support the development of the students and to provide an opportunity for them to get involved in the innovative research they lead.
The students worked on two research projects (one led by Matthew and one by Charlotte) over the course of 8 weeks. The students, Liesel and Trinette (Stage 4), along with Eman and Bella (Stage 3), worked in pairs on the projects—an umbrella review on social prescribing and a qualitative project focused on the experiences of ethnic minority carers.
Liesel, Trinette, Eman, and Bella summarised their experiences below.