Undertaking the Faculty Support Fellowship has provided me with invaluable skills in project management, educational programme design and organising educational conferences, to name a few! The Faculty Support Team are responsible for a number of key deanery roles including the delivery of medical education courses across the deanery for both trainees and trainers, as well as the annual Spring and Autumn Symposium and bursary applications. As a result, this fellowship gives real practical experience of designing and delivering educational content in a number of modalities, which has significantly developed my skills as an educator. Regular meetings with the other fellows and our supervisor Jane Sturgess have provided a supportive environment where I have been able to develop my course and project autonomously, knowing that I will be guided through any challenges that crop up along the way. I can already say I have created completely new educational content, presented to the Senior Leadership Team, organised a trainee educational conference and written a business case, alongside gaining invaluable experience in managing relationships, progressing a project forward and quality assurance and evaluation of my own work. I would highly recommend this role to anyone with an interest. - Nikhita Joglekar (GP ST3)  Developing Trainers Advancing Practice Fellow, previously named Faculty Support Advancing Practice Fellow 2021-22

The Faculty Support fellowship turned out to be an even better year than I had expected when I first applied. It challenged me in new ways, continuously working on the outer edges of my comfort zone while always having the guidance of my supervisor Jane Sturgess to fall back on when needed. I’ve improved many skills, gained a greater appreciation for the workings of the postgraduate deanery and the NHS, all the while improving teaching skills in the region (which is a great passion of mine). I’ve had the opportunity to build on a medical education course that I helped start up, which has included recruiting and training new faculty, expansion into hubs, forming a sustainable leadership structure, and offering existing faculty benefits such as development days, joining interview panels, and insight into the running of a growing organisation. Together with other Faculty Support Fellows, I helped run the trainee element of the Spring and Autumn symposia, which provided insight into the organisation of a large multi-day conference. In addition to this I’ve gone on a tailored leadership and management course, and had access to funding for postgraduate medical education courses. The fellowship has also opened doors to exciting regional projects in medical education, which I am currently weighing up. Would I recommend this fellowship? Definitely. Is it the best fellowship in the region? In my highly biased opinion, yes, absolutely. If you care about education and want to push your own leadership and project management skills, apply. - Anna Von Essen (ST5 in Anaesthetics) Developing Trainers Educational Fellow previously named Faculty Support Fellow 2021-22

The leadership fellowship is an autonomous role where I supported the development of leadership and management training in the EoE, including the content and access to the current educational offerings from HEE. I have developed online modules in various leadership topics and this introduced me to new and emerging areas of leadership theory and practice and networks of leaders, academics and fellows doing incredible work in various leadership fields accross the country. Through these, I have gained exposure to different roles, projects and opportunities that have given clarity on my future leadership journey and career goals after this fellowship. This has included being a part of a regional fellow peer-support and leadership development programme as well as funding for a PGCert in Health Informatics. I completed a survey with >1700 responses to inform leadership education and inclusivity strategy that taught me various skills including data analysis and will be presenting the findings to the senior leadership and research teams. Overall, I would highly recommend this and other regional fellowships. They are a great way to get protected time and opportunity for personal development in areas of your own interest, meet like minded people whilst helping further regional education and training goals in a supportive environment. - Sumayyah Mian (GP ST3) Leadership Fellow