Investigating the Factors Influencing Individuals Considering Applying to the Sports & Exercise Medicine Training Programme; A Mixed Methods Study

Nov 17

● 01:15

- 02:45 PM

Date

Nov 17, 2026

Time

01:15

- 02:45 PM

Location

Albert Suite 1

Audience

All Attendees

About this Talk

This talk will explore why women may be underrepresented among applicants to Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) specialty training in the UK, focusing on whether barriers to pursuing SEM arise before specialty application.

Dr Angwin will explore what is already known regarding the topic, present the findings from the DETERMINE Study, and discuss these in relation to the current evidence. The talk will conclude with how the findings of the study can inform future practice.

Speakers

Dr Katherine Angwin

Dr Katherine Angwin is currently in her first year as a GP Specialty Trainee in the Northern Deanery. She read Medicine at Newcastle University, graduating in 2020, having intercalated in Medical Education in 2019. After graduation, she completed her Foundation Training in the Northern Deanery.

Katherine went on to take up a Teaching Fellow role with the University of Sunderland for three years, progressing to Senior Teaching Fellow and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. Alongside this, she completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Palliative Care at Newcastle University, where she was awarded a distinction.

During her post-foundation years, Dr Angwin has moved her love of sport and exercise from her personal life to her professional life. She has become involved in research within the field and has incorporated exercise medicine into the undergraduate medical curriculum at the University of Sunderland.