Amanda Howe

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Amanda Caroline Howe OBE FRCGP FMedSci is a British medical doctor who worked as a general practitioner (GP) and is an Emeritus Professor of Primary Care at the University of East Anglia. She is a former President of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 2019—2021 and a former President of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) 2016—2018.

Early career

She studied at the University of London and Newnham College, Cambridge.[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 later practised 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 a vice-chair of RCGP council in 2013[5] and following this led on professional development, continuing her work as chairwoman of the RCGP workforce committee.[6]

In June 2013, Howe was elected as President-elect of WONCA and in 2016 became the first woman to be President of WONCA.[7] In June 2019, she was elected president of the RCGP, taking over from Mayur Lakhani in November 2019 for a two-year term.[8]

In 2022, she became an Emeritus Professor of Primary Care at the University of East Anglia.[9]

Awards and honours

She is a fellow of the RCGP and the Academy of Medical Sciences. She was awarded the Eric Elder medal in 2014 by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.[10] She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to primary care.[11]

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Professor Amanda Howe". University of East Anglia. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Professor Amanda Howe, RCGP Hon Secretary, to speak in Prague". World Organization of Family Doctors (Press release). September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Howe, Amanda (15 November 2014). "Primary care research – riding changes in the U.K." CMAJ blog. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About us: Governance and constitution: Leadership team". Royal College of General Practitioners. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roberts, Neil (22 July 2013). "RCGP council elects vice chairs". GP Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roberts, Neil (25 October 2013). "Professor Amanda Howe: Too bright for general practice?". GP Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Professor Amanda Howe". www.rcgpac.org.uk. Royal College of General Practitioners. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Patel, Anviksha (3 June 2019). "RCGP appoints Amanda Howe as new president". Pulse. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."University governance > Emeritus Professors". University of East Anglia. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Membership > awards and honours > 2014 award recipients". Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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