Dame Jane Elizabeth Dacre, DBE (born 11 November 1955) is a British rheumatologist and medical scholar. She is Professor of Medical Education at University College London, former director of UCL Medical School, past president of the Royal College of Physicians and past medical director of the MRCP(UK) exam. She is currently President of the Medical Protection Society[1] and President of the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund.[2]
Dame Jane Dacre | |
|---|---|
| President of the Royal College of Physicians of London | |
| In office September 2014 – September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Andrew Goddard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1955 |
| Spouse | Nigel Dacre |
| Alma mater | University College Hospital Medical School |
Biography
editDacre was born on 1 November 1955.[3] She studied medicine at the University College Hospital Medical School, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1977, and Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS) degrees in 1980.[3][4] She was awarded a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in 1992.[3]
She trained in rheumatology at St Bartholomew's Hospital and now practices at the Whittington Hospital in North London. She has made contributions to the physical examination of the musculoskeletal system and developed an interest in medical education.[4][5]
Her more recent work has included study of the performance of doctors at postgraduate exams, including the influence of gender[6] and ethnic background.[4][7] She was formerly a member of the General Medical Council from 2009 to 2012.[4]
From 2014 to 2018 she was President of the Royal College of Physicians of London,[8] having previously served as Academic Vice President of the College.[9]
Accolades and honours
editShe was reckoned by the Health Service Journal to be the 46th most influential person in the English NHS in 2015.[10] In May 2018, it was announced that Dacre would be leading a review into the gender pay gap in medicine in the UK.[11] In the 2018 Birthday Honours, Dacre was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to medicine and medical education.[12]
Personal life
editShe is married to media executive Nigel Dacre.[13] He is the younger brother of journalist Paul Dacre, former editor of The Daily Mail.[14]
References
edit- ^ "MPS Council". www.medicalprotection.org/uk. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Our people". rmbf.org. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Dacre, Dame Jane (Elizabeth), (born 11 Nov. 1955), Professor of Medical Education, since 2001, Vice Dean, since 2005, and Director, UCL Medical School (formerly Division of Medical Education), since 2008, University College London; President: Royal College of Physicians, 2014–18; Medical Protection Society, since 2018". Who's Who 2023. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Prof Jane Dacre profile". University College London Institutional Research Information Service. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ Dacre, Jane (2009). "The Development of a New Method of Knowledge Assessment: Tailoring a Test to a Doctor's Area of Practice". Academic Medicine. 84 (8): 1003–7. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181ace774. PMID 19638763.
- ^ Unwin, Emily (2015). "Sex differences in medico-legal action against doctors: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (PDF). BMC Medicine. 13 (1): 172. doi:10.1186/s12916-015-0413-5. PMC 4535538. PMID 26268807.
- ^ Woolf, K (2013). "The mediators of minority ethnic underperformance in final medical school examinations: A longitudinal study". British Journal of Educational Psychology. 83 (Pt 1): 135–159. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8279.2011.02060.x. PMID 23369179.
- ^ "Professor Jane Dacre is elected president of the Royal College of Physicians" (Press release). Royal College of Physicians. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Perspective: Jane Dacre". The Lancet. 371 (9631): 2165. 28 June 2008. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60941-1. S2CID 54367165.
- ^ "HSJ100 2015". Health Service Journal. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Anonymous (28 May 2018). "Doctors' gender pay gap 'to be eliminated'". BBC News. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B7.
- ^ "Spotlight on Professor Jane Dacre". University College London. 6 July 2011.
- ^ Deans, Jason (4 September 2002). "Dacre quits ITN". The Guardian.