The CLIC international conference brings together the international clinical and medical education community interested in Longitudinal Integrated Clergy.

This global meeting will act as a catalyst for discussing the challenges facing higher education institutions in an increasingly uncertain world, by sharing best practice, harnessing collective wisdom and maximizing opportunities to advance the discourse.

CLIC 2025 will be held through a partnership of three universities (Cardiff University, Swansea University and Bangor University), which will be held for the first time in Europe, in the United Kingdom's home nation of Wales, on Cardiff University's city centre campus.

CLIC 2025

The theme of our conference is:

"Mewn undod mae nerth / Strength in unity"

To realize the strength and transformation of community-engaged medical education through collaboration and interdisciplinarity.

In the current climate of divisions and challenges, this conference draws on the idea of 'strength in unity' and considers our role as Higher Education Institutions in responding to societal needs through civic mission and how we can further impact social impact at local, national and international levels through community engagement.

The role of the community is at the heart of CLIC, and through the conference we will seek to affirm and energise the principles and practices of CLIC and LICs. When we conceptualise a community from the Welsh context, we do so as a social unit/group of people with a significant shared social characteristic, values, behaviours and shared artefacts.

The provision of medical education is facing challenges around the world. In Wales we have tackled these challenges by working in partnership.

Drawing on the establishment of a unique, yet transferable, concept of the Welsh Healthcare system, the conference will seek to explore the benefits and challenges associated with this. We will share our learning from collaborations and the potential for knowledge transfer.

Delegates will have the opportunity to compare their own systems while being given the opportunity to explore their own ideas and apply them in their local context.

Our CLIC2025 conference will include plenary meetings, small group discussions, debates, posters, workshops, and a Conference on Movement.

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You can register for the conference on this external website. You can also book your accommodation for the conference.

Call for abstracts

Submit your abstract for the conference. The deadline for submission is 17:00 (UK time) 28 February 2025.

For more information and questions about the CLIC2025 conference, please email the conference Chair:

Professor Katie Webb: [email protected]

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