Terence Stephenson

Terence Stephenson
Born	Larne, Northern Ireland
Education	University of Bristol Imperial College London University of Oxford University of Nottingham
Known for	chair of the General Medical Council
Medical career
Profession	Doctor
Field	Paediatrics

Terence Stephenson DM FRCP FRCPCH is a consultant paediatric doctor in the UK and chair of the General Medical Council (GMC). He is currently the Nuffield Professor of Child Health at University College London (UCL).

Early life

He was born in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.^[1] He was educated at Larne Grammar School.^[2] He attended the University of Bristol, Imperial College London, University of Oxford and University of Nottingham.^[3]

Career

He was formerly Dean of the Medical School and Professor of Child Health at the University of Nottingham from 2003−2009.^[4] In 2009 he became the Nuffield Professor of Child Health at UCL Institute of Child Health.^[5] He was President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health from April 2009 until May 2012. He then took up the role of chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in July 2012.^[3]

He became a member of the GMC council in 2009.^[3] In September 2014 it was announced that he would become the chair of the GMC, succeeding Peter Rubin on 1 January 2015.^[6][7]

In October 2014 it was announced that he had been appointed as a panel member for the Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.^[8]

He has co-authored textbooks, written invited chapters and editorials, and published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers in academic journals.^[4] He has been described as leading by example.^[9]

Awards and honours

As of March 2016, ten honorary Fellowships have been bestowed on Stephenson from colleges based in the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong and Australia.^[10] In November 2014 he received an honorary fellowship from the Royal College of General Practitioners.^[1] In May 2015 he was elected a fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine.^[11] His full title that is used for letters that are signed by him is: Professor Terrence Stephenson, DM, FRCPCH, FRCP, FRACP, FRCPI, FRCS, FHKAP, FRCGP, FRCA, FCAI, FRCS Ed, FRCOG, FRCP Edin, FAcadMEd

References

1. "Awards and Fellowships 2014". Royal College of General Practitioners. November 2014. p. 18. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
2. "Grammar old boy to be Royal College president". Larne Times. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
3. Campbell, Denis (24 July 2012). "The doctors' leader who says it's time to make tough decisions on the NHS". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
4. "Terence Stephenson". faculty of Medical Leadership and Management. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
5. "Professor Terence Stephenson: new Nuffield Professor of Child Health" (Press release). University College London. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
6. Nash, Sally (9 September 2014). "Royal college chief appointed as new chair of GMC". Pulse magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
7. "Professor Terence Stephenson to take up new role as Chair of the General Medical Council" (Press release). Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
8. "Written statement to Parliament: Child sexual abuse (Woolf Inquiry)". UK Government. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
9. "Terence Stephenson: Leading by example". BMJ 348 (7959): 864. 28 May 2014. doi:10.1136/bmj.g3465.
10. "The 2016 stevens lecture: the gmc as a 21st century patient safety organisation". Royal Society of Medicine. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
11. "Criteria for Honours, Awards and Prizes" (PDF). Faculty of Pain Medicine, Royal College of Anaesthetists. 18 June 2015. p. 6. Retrieved 5 March 2016.