The goal of this network is to improve research engagement and attainment amongst medical students and doctors of African and Caribbean heritage. Not only would this increase black representation in medical research, it could also improve patient outcomes, including those from deprived populations and ethnic minorities. The Melanin Medics Research Network is open to all medical students and doctors regardless of their ethnicity or race.
Our Aims
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Join the Melanin Medics Research Network to receive tailored information regularly on research opportunities, prizes, and grants (including those from external organisations) and more. Medical students and doctors based in the United Kingdom are welcome to join.
- Sat, Jan 23Online EventBreaking into Medical ResearchJoin us for the Official Launch of the Melanin Medics Research Network. An Online Event exploring careers in research. Delving into the role of academic clinicians, applying for academic posts, applying for research grants, how you can get involved in research and more.
Research Opportunity:
REMED-UK study is a prospective, national, multi-centre study that will utilise an online questionnaire.
The aims of the study are:
1. To investigate factors that may affect medical students’ participation and attainment in research in the UK
2. To understand perceptions of research, motivation for, and the barriers to research engagement and attainment amongst medical students in the UK.
3. To produce evidence-based reports that will guide UK medical schools and relevant organisations in developing resources and programmes that will increase the number of future academic clinicians and resolve inequalities in research opportunities and attainments amongst future clinicians.

Become a regional lead
We are recruiting medical students across UK medical schools as regional leads for the study.
Regional leads are required to
Applications open:
16th January 2021
Applications close:
14th February 2021
The Research Network Team
If you have any questions or queries, please contact the team via academia@melaninmedics.org
Dr Temidayo Osunronbi
Director of Academia
Dr David Faluyi
Academia Officer
