# Amanda Howe

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'''Amanda Caroline Howe''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE|FRCGP|FMedSci}} is a [British](/source/British_people) medical doctor who worked as a [general practitioner](/source/general_practitioner) (GP) and is an Emeritus Professor of Primary Care at the [University of East Anglia](/source/University_of_East_Anglia). She is a former President of the [Royal College of General Practitioners](/source/Royal_College_of_General_Practitioners) (RCGP) 2019—2021 and a former President of the [World Organization of Family Doctors](/source/World_Organization_of_Family_Doctors) (WONCA) 2016—2018.

==Early career==
She studied at the [University of London](/source/University_of_London) and [Newnham College, Cambridge](/source/Newnham_College%2C_Cambridge).<ref name="UEA profile">{{cite web |url=https://people.uea.ac.uk/amanda_howe |title=Professor Amanda Howe |publisher=[University of East Anglia](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Canadian_Medical_Association_Journal) |date=15 November 2014 |accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref> In 2001, as [Norwich Medical School](/source/Norwich_Medical_School) was being established, Howe became a Professor of Primary Care at the [University of East Anglia](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Pulse_(magazine)) |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](/source/Academy_of_Medical_Sciences%2C_United_Kingdom). She was awarded the Eric Elder medal in 2014 by the [Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners](/source/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](/source/Royal_New_Zealand_College_of_General_Practitioners) |access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> She was appointed [Officer of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (OBE) in the [2016 New Year Honours](/source/2016_New_Year_Honours) for services to primary care.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61450|supp=y|page=N13|date=30 December 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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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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