Parveen Kumar

Parveen Kumar
CBE
Born (1942-06-01) 1 June 1942
Lahore
Fields Medicine
Alma mater Barts
Known for President of the British Medical Association
Notable awards CBE

Parveen June Kumar, CBE (born 1 June 1942),[1] is a British doctor who served as President of the British Medical Association in 2006, and of the Royal Society of Medicine from 2010 to 2012. Outside of the BMA and RSM, she has written Clinical Medicine, a standard medical textbook, held roles with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence and the Medicines Commission UK. She was awarded CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 2000.

Early life and career

Born in Lahore,[2] Kumar moved to the United Kingdom and studied medicine at Barts, then training as a gastroenterologist under Sir Anthony Dawson and Michael Clark.[3] After qualifying, Kumar worked at Barts, Homerton University Hospital and the Royal London Hospital as a gastroenterologist. Specialising in small bowel diseases, such as coeliac disease, she was an elected member of the British Society of Gastroenterology's Council,[3] and started the first gastroenterology MSc course in the UK.[4] Interested in education, Kumar became academic sub-dean at Barts, then accepting the job of Director of Post-Graduate Medical Education. She co-founded and co-edited the textbook Clinical Medicine with Clark. Clinical Medicine is now a standard work, and is used worldwide:[3] the 8th edition was released in 2012.[4]

In 1999, Kumar was appointed a non-executive director of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence, resigning in 2002 following her appointment as Chairman of the Medicines Commission UK.[3] In 2006 she became President of the British Medical Association, and in 2010 was appointed President of the Royal Society of Medicine. She has also served as Vice-President of the Royal College of Physicians, and as a trustee of Barts Medical College.[4] In 1999, she became the first recipient of the Asian Woman of the Year (Professional) award, and in 2000 was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of her services to medicine.[3] She was also a recipient of the British Medical Association's Gold Medal for "services to Medicine and Education".[2]

References

  1. "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2014. Prof Parveen Kumar, President, Royal Society of Medicine, 69
  2. 1 2 Clune, Maggie (15 July 2011). "Parveen Kumar". University of Sussex. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Women at Queen Mary Exhibition Online - Featured Women - Parveen Kumar". Queen Mary, University of London. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Professor Parveen Kumar" (PDF). Royal Society of Medicine. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Sir Charles George
President of the
British Medical Association

2006-2007
Succeeded by
Sir Kenneth Calman
Preceded by
Robin C. N. Williamson
President of the
Royal Society of Medicine

2010-2012
Succeeded by
Sir Michael Rawlins
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