Amanda Howe

Amanda Howe
Nationality British
Occupation General Practitioner
Years active 17

Amanda Caroline Howe OBE FRCGP FMedSci is a British medical doctor who works as a general practitioner and currently President-Elect of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA). She is a Professor of Primary Care and sits on the vice-chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).

Early career

She studied at the University of London graduating with a medical degree and MA Cantab in 1979.[1]

Since her graduation in 1984, Howe has worked as a GP. She was a partner at the Foxhill Medical Centre in Sheffield between the years of 1984-2001.[1] She now practises one day a week at the Bowthorpe Medical Centre in Norwich, England.[2]

Academic medicine

In 1992, Howe became a lecturer.[3] In 2001, as Norwich Medical School was being established, Howe became a Professor of Primary Care at the University of East Anglia.[2]

At the RCGP, Howe was Chair of Research from 2000−2005.[2] She was chair of the Society for Academic Primary Care from 2007–2010.[4]

She was elected RCGP Honorary Secretary in 2009.[2] She became vice-chair of RCGP council in 2013[5] and has since led on professional development, continuing her work as chairwoman of the RCGP workforce committee.[6]

She is a fellow of the RCGP and the Academy of Medical Sciences. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to primary care.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Professor Amanda Howe". University of East Anglia. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Professor Amanda Howe, RCGP Hon Secretary, to speak in Prague". World Organization of Family Doctors (Press release). September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Howe, Amanda (15 November 2014). "Primary care research – riding changes in the U.K.". CMAJ blog. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "About us: Governance and constitution: Leadership team". Royal College of General Practitioners. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Roberts, Neil (22 July 2013). "RCGP council elects vice chairs". GP Magazine. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Roberts, Neil (25 October 2013). "Professor Amanda Howe: Too bright for general practice?". GP Magazine. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61450. p. N13. 30 December 2015.
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