Kamila Hawthorne | |
|---|---|
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Field | General Practitioner |
| Institutions | Cardiff University School of Medicine University of Surrey Swansea University |
Kamila Hawthorne is a Welsh medical academic and a general practitioner. She has been a clinical professor of Medical Education, and Associate Dean for Medicine.
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]
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]
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]
