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Staff Profile

Dr Eugene Tang

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in General Practice

Background

Background

I completed my undergraduate and academic foundation training in Edinburgh before taking up a NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship position in General Practice in Newcastle. I was then awarded a NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship, which was completed in 2020. I am currently a NIHR Clinical Lecturer in General Practice (Twitter: @eugeneyhtang) and Deputy Specialty Group lead (Primary Care) for NIHR CRN NENC. I am currently undertaking a Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science for Health and Social Care at the University of Edinburgh.


Qualifications

2006, BSc (Neurosciences), 1st Class Honours, University of Edinburgh

2009, MBChB, University of Edinburgh

2012, MSc (Surgical Sciences), Distinction, University of Edinburgh

2012, MRCSEd, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

2014, PGDip(ClinRes) (Ageing), Newcastle University

2017, MRCGP, Royal College of General Practitioners

2020, PhD, Newcastle University


2022 - present, PGDip (Data Science for Health and Social Care), University of Edinburgh


Current PI Grants

2022 - present, NIHR Three Schools' Dementia Research Programme Call for Individual Dementia Career Development award (£21, 363)

2022 - present, The Academy of Medical Sciences, Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers (£15,880) - The Impact of Cognitive Difficulties On Post-Stroke Recovery

2023 - present, NIHR Three Schools' Dementia Research Programme (£197,031) - "Dementia Risk Prediction in Areas of Social Deprivation: Views of Key Stakeholders"

2024 - present, Research Capability Funding (£40,000) - "Developing the Academic Primary Care Workforce in the North East and North Cumbria"


Current Co-Applicant Grants

2022 - present, NIHR Three Schools' Mental Health Funding (£172,082) - "EVOLVE: Establishing Evidence to Inform Culturally Competent mental health services"

2024 - present, NIHR Three Schools’ Dementia Research Programme: Doctoral Studentship, (£83,000) - "Development of ethnicity stratified causal risk prediction models of dementia"

2024 - present, NIHR Summer Studentship (£2342)



Current Roles and Responsibilities

Deputy Speciality Group lead (Primary Care), GP Engagement Lead and GP Champion, (NIHR CRN North East and North Cumbria)

Clinical Lead, (DEMON Network) 

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in General Practice

Clinical Academic Training committee member

Research for Patient Benefit - Yorkshire and North East Regional Advisory Committee member

RCGP co-representative - UK Stroke Forum


Personal Awards

2006, Caroline Lowe Prize, University of Edinburgh

2014, General Practice Specialty Trainee Award, Royal College of General Practitioners

2016, WONCA Europe Scholarship (€1000), WONCA Europe

2016, Best Poster (International Category), Royal College of General Practitioners

2017, Junior Researcher Award, The Vasco da Gama Movement

2021, Newcastle University Medical Sciences Doctoral Prize, Newcastle University


Memberships

  • Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Royal College of General Practitioners
  • NIHR SPHR Fuse Associate Member


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Research

Overall Summary

My research interests centre around optimising the care that patients with dementia and their families receive using a mixed methods approach. I am particularly interested in earlier diagnosis through risk prediction models in primary care to identify those at highest risk (including at-risk groups e.g. stroke-survivors) in order to receive timely diagnosis and subsequent treatment.


In particular, my work focusses on post-stroke care in the community with particular emphasis on looking after those either at risk or have subsequently developed cognitive impairment or dementia following their stroke. I am keen to unravel some of the challenges that patients may face in that regard by finding ways to reduce health inequalities in these populations. This includes working with practitioners across the healthcare system. 



Previous Funding

2014, Scientific Foundation Board Grant Holder (£996.88), Royal College of General Practitioners

2014, James Wilkie Smith PhD Fellowship, Newcastle University

2015 - 2020, NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship (£27,894)

2019, NIHR Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria (£10,000)

2020, NIHR SPCR Capacity Building Award (£16,314)

2021, Research Capability Funding (£32,629)

2021 - 2023, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria Response Funding (£6000)

2022, QR Enhancing Research Culture Fund (£595), Newcastle University

2022 - 2023, NIHR Targeting Health Needs Award (£14,363)

2022 - 2023, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East

and North Cumbria Funding (£14,363)


Previous Positions Held

South East Scotland Academic Foundation Programme Trainee, NHS Lothian

South East Scotland Core Surgical Trainee, NHS Lothian

Academic Clinical Fellow (General Practice), National Institute for Health Research

National Associate in Training, Northern Deanery Representative, Royal College of General Practitioners

Junior International Committee, Research Lead, Royal College of General Practitioners 

Academic General Practice StR, Northern Deanery

Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group Theme Lead: Dietary interventions for prevention of dementia in people with mild cognitive impairment, Cochrane

 RCGP's #ThinkGP campaign representative for academic primary care (http://www.rcgp.org.uk/training-exams/becoming-a-gp/think-gp.aspx)

First5 Representative, (RCGP North East Faculty)

Doctoral Research Fellow, (National Institute for Health Research)

NICE Stroke Rehabilitation Guidelines committee member

Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching

I co-lead the BMS module Clinical Ageing and Health (3017).


Postgraduate Supervision

2023 - present, "Vaccine hesitancy within the medical student curriculum", (Phillip White, MD Supervisor)

I am happy to discuss with potential MD/PhD candidates regarding supervision and mentorship.


Previous Roles

2008, Year 3 and 5 Case-based Learning (Online Surgical Cases), University of Edinburgh

2008, Year 2 OSCE PAL, University of Edinburgh

2010, FY1 Prescribing Tutor, University of Edinburgh

2014, NSAMR, Invited Abstract and Poster Marker 

2015, MBBS, Marker

2016 Dementia Care: Staying Connected and Living Well - mentor     

Publications