Professor

Kamila Hawthorne

MBE FRCGP FRCP FLSW
Medical career
ProfessionDoctor
FieldGeneral Practitioner
InstitutionsCardiff University School of Medicine
University of Surrey
Swansea University

Kamila Hawthorne MBE FAcadMEd FRCGP FRCP FLSW is a Welsh medical academic and a general practitioner. She has been a clinical professor of Medical Education, and Associate Dean for Medicine.

Early life and education

Hawthorne was born in Edinburgh and brought up in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania before moving to the UK.[1] She qualified in medicine from University of Oxford in 1984, then completed her GP training in Nottingham in 1988.[2]

Career

Hawthorne's clinical work in Butetown served a deprived area of Cardiff's docks.[3]

She has taught medical students since 1991 and an examiner for the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) since 1997.[4][5]

Hawthorne was Vice Chair (Professional Development) at the Royal College of General Practitioners 2015–2018.[6]

She was a Professor of Medical Education at Cardiff University School of Medicine,[7] later becoming the Head of the Graduate Entry Medicine Programme at Swansea University.

She became a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2001, and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators in 2013.[5]

She is a trustee of the RCGP and a trustee of the King's Fund.[2] She was co-opted as a trustee to the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management.[8]

Honours

Hawthorne was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to general practice.[9]

Hawthorne was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2022.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Hawthorne, Kamila (12 July 2023). "Reflecting on my heritage for South Asian Heritage Month". RCGP. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "About us > who's who > Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE. Position: Trustee". King’s Fund. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Colin (1 October 2015). "New RCGP vice-chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne keen to promote GP careers". GP Online. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Bower, Emma (3 January 2017). "GPs recognised in New Year Honours list". GP Online. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE". University of Surrey. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Rimmer, Abi (28 March 2017). "Five minutes with ... Kamila Hawthorne". The BMJ. 356: j1553. doi:10.1136/BMJ.J1553. PMID 28351843. S2CID 206914490.
  7. ↑ "40. Professor Kamila Hawthorne". Pulse. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Prof Kamila Hawthorne. Co-opted Trustee". Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "New Year Honours: MBEs for Olympic and Paralympic stars". BBC News. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  10. ↑ Wales, The Learned Society of. "Kamila Hawthorne". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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