David H.H. Metcalfe

David Henry Harold Metcalfe, OBE, MB, B.CHIR, FRCGP, Professor of General Practice the University of Manchester and President Royal College of General Practitioners.

Professor David Henry Harold Metcalfe
NationalityBritish
OccupationPresident Royal College of General Practitioners, Professor of General Practice University of Manchester
Known forContributions to Medical Education, medical records, General Practice
TitleProfessor

Metcalfe attended Leys School, Cambridge and the Cambridge University. He held a commission in the Royal Tank regiment and later became a general practitioner in 1958. He was Assistant Professor in Family Medicine at the University of Rochester, New York from 1970 to 1972. He was appointed Senior Lecturer in General Practice in the Department of Community Health at the University of Nottingham Medical School later moving to University of Manchester as Professor of General Practice.[1] He was an active member and was elected a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He served on the Council from 1973 to 1978 and was on the General Purposes Committee in 1973, later being elected President. He has published widely on teaching family medicine in the United States, and on the influence and responsibilities of medical bodies and government medical education and training in the UK.,[2] Computers in general practice,[3] innovations in medical records in the UK [4] and applicability of transferring skills to other settings.[5] He has delivered many endowed lectures including the William Pickles lecture entitled “The Crucible” in 1986.[6]

References
  1. "Medical news". The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 28 (194): 566–568. 1978. PMC 2158828.
  2. McCormick, J. S; Bain, D. J; Metcalfe, D. H (1988). "The College: Academic or political?". The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 38 (306): 30–31. PMC 1711386. PMID 3204550.
  3. Metcalfe, D. H. H (2009). "The computer in general practice". Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology. 8 (2): 53–55. doi:10.3109/03091908409036743. PMID 6471092.
  4. "Innovations in medical records in the UK". library.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
  5. Metcalfe, D. H; Varnam, M. A (1981). "Can teachers cross continents? Experiences in Sri Lanka". The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 31 (231): 605–610. PMC 1972205. PMID 7328545.
  6. Metcalfe, D (1986). "William Pickles lecture 1986. The crucible". The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 36 (289): 349–354. PMC 1960604. PMID 3735222.
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