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However, there is no agreed definition for this term either within or across nursing, midwifery and the other healthcare professions outside medicine.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Qualitative service evaluation, reported using the COREQ checklist.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Semi\u2010structured qualitative interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of eight healthcare managers and 12 research\u2010active clinicians within a UK hospital group. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using the Framework method.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Clinical academics were described in four themes. Two themes explored the components of the role and the contribution of these individuals to their profession:\n                      <jats:italic>combining clinical practice<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>research and education<\/jats:italic>\n                      ; and\n                      <jats:italic>pushing boundaries<\/jats:italic>\n                      . The third theme identified the clinical academic label as:\n                      <jats:italic>a title that doesn't fit<\/jats:italic>\n                      . The final theme examined a characteristic\n                      <jats:italic>mindset<\/jats:italic>\n                      of research\u2010active clinicians. There were no clear differences in the perceptions of managers and research\u2010active clinicians.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Clinical academics were perceived as valuable members of their team and were able to push the boundaries to move their profession forward. Some research\u2010active clinicians did not identify with the term \u201cclinical academic\u201d and for some managers and research\u2010active clinicians, the term was viewed as jargonistic. A clear and accepted definition would aid development of clinical academic career pathways and identities. 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