{{short description|British medical doctor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}} {{Use British English|date=June 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Amanda Howe | image = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing brackets --> | alt = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Birth-date and age|birth date†}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|death date†|birth date†}} --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = General Practitioner | years_active = 17 | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''Amanda Caroline Howe''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|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.<ref name="UEA profile">{{cite web |url=https://people.uea.ac.uk/amanda_howe |title=Professor Amanda Howe |publisher=University of East Anglia | accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name="UEA profile" /> She later practised one day a week at the Bowthorpe Medical Centre in Norwich, England.<ref name="WONCA Sep2012">{{cite press release |url=http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/News/ProfessorAmandaHoweRCGPHonSecretarytospeakinPrague.aspx |title=Professor Amanda Howe, RCGP Hon Secretary, to speak in Prague |work= World Organization of Family Doctors |date=September 2012 |accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref>
==Academic medicine== In 1992, Howe became a lecturer.<ref name="CMAJ 15Nov2014">{{cite web |url=http://cmajblogs.com/primary-care-research-riding-the-changes-in-the-u-k/ |title=Primary care research – riding changes in the U.K. |first=Amanda |last=Howe |publisher=CMAJ blog |date=15 November 2014 |accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref> In 2001, as Norwich Medical School was being established, Howe became a Professor of Primary Care at the University of East Anglia.<ref name="WONCA Sep2012" />
At the RCGP, Howe was Chair of Research from 2000−2005.<ref name="WONCA Sep2012" /> She was chair of the Society for Academic Primary Care from 2007–2010.<ref name="RCGP leadership">{{cite news |url=http://www.rcgp.org.uk/about-us/governance-and-constitution/leadership-team.aspx |title=About us: Governance and constitution: Leadership team |publisher=Royal College of General Practitioners |accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref> She was elected RCGP Honorary Secretary in 2009.<ref name="WONCA Sep2012" /> She became a vice-chair of RCGP council in 2013<ref name="GPonline 22Jul2013">{{cite news |url=https://www.gponline.com/rcgp-council-elects-vice-chairs/article/1192194 |title=RCGP council elects vice chairs |first=Neil |last=Roberts |work=GP Magazine |date=22 July 2013 | access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref> and following this led on professional development, continuing her work as chairwoman of the RCGP workforce committee.<ref name="GPonline 25Oct2013">{{cite news |url=https://www.gponline.com/professor-amanda-howe-bright-general-practice/article/1217302 |title=Professor Amanda Howe: Too bright for general practice? |first=Neil |last=Roberts |work=GP Magazine |date=25 October 2013 |access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
In June 2013, Howe was elected as President-elect of WONCA and in 2016 became the first woman to be President of WONCA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rcgpac.org.uk/professor-amanda-howe/ |title=Professor Amanda Howe |website=www.rcgpac.org.uk |publisher=Royal College of General Practitioners |accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> In June 2019, she was elected president of the RCGP, taking over from Mayur Lakhani in November 2019 for a two-year term.<ref name="Pulse 3Jun2019">{{cite news |url=https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/uncategorised/rcgp-appoints-amanda-howe-as-new-president/ |title=RCGP appoints Amanda Howe as new president |first=Anviksha |last=Patel |work=Pulse |date=3 June 2019 |access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
In 2022, she became an Emeritus Professor of Primary Care at the University of East Anglia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/university-information/university-governance/academic-calendar/emeritus-professors#H |title=University governance > Emeritus Professors |publisher=University of East Anglia |access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/membership/awards-and-honours/2014-award-recipients/ |title=Membership > awards and honours > 2014 award recipients |publisher=Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners |access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to primary care.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61450|supp=y|page=N13|date=30 December 2015}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/amanda-howe profile] at University of East Anglia
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