Patrick Croskerry

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Patrick Croskerry
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NationalityCanadian
Born (1942-10-07) 7 October 1942 (age 81)
Dover, England
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Sport Rowing

Patrick Croskerry (born 7 October 1942), M.D., Ph.D., FRCP, is a former Canadian rower and Director of the Critical Thinking Program within the Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie University. [1] He competed in the men's eight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Education

Croskerry was born in Deal, United Kingdom. From 1953 to 1960, he attended Dover Grammar School for Boys. [3] Croskerry subsequently studied at the University of Aberdeen where he obtained his B.Sc., before gaining an M.D. and Ph.D. from McMaster University, Canada. [4]

Rowing career

Croskerry learnt to row in Deal. In Aberdeen, he competed at the Scottish trials and in a representative Scottish eight. [5] In Canada, Croskerry joined the Leander rowing club in Hamilton. [6] He competed at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in 1974 [7] which led to subsequent selection for the Canadian national rowing squad and participation in the 1975 World Championships. [8] In 1976, Croskerry's final international representation was at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in the Canadian men's eight. [9]

Academic career

Trained as an experimental psychologist, Croskerry now has an international reputation in Emergency Medicine, Patient Health and Safety, and medical decision making, including cognitive bias. [10] [11]

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References

  1. "Pat Croskerry". medicine.dal.ca. University of Dalhousie.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patrick Croskerry Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. "Pat Croskerry (1953-1960)". Old Pharosians' Newsletter. N.S. 118: 19-22. January 2021.
  4. https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/core-units/cpd/about/our-people/pat-croskerry.html
  5. "Pat Croskerry (1953-1960)". Old Pharosians' Newsletter. N.S. 118: 19-22. January 2021.
  6. "History of Leander Boat Club". Leander Boat Club of Wellington. Leander Boat Club. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  7. 92nd Royal Canadian Henley Regatta (PDF). 1974. p. 22. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. "1975 World Rowing Championships - Holme Pierrepoint/Nottingham, Great Britain". World Rowing. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  9. "Patrick Croskerry". Team Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  10. Wachter, Robert. "In Conversation with…Pat Croskerry, MD, PhD". Patient Safety Network. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  11. Croskerry, Patrick (2020). The Cognitive Autopsy: A Root Cause Analysis of Medical Decision Making (1st ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780190088743.