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Dr Doug McKechnie, MRCGP
Scrittore Medico
MA, MBBS, MSc, DRCOG, MRCP(UK), MRCGP(2021), FHEA
Il dottor Doug McKechnie è un medico di base del NHS che lavora a Londra. Lavora a tempo pieno in ambito clinico ed è anche Vice Responsabile del modulo di Pratica Clinica e Professionale presso la Scuola di Medicina dell'University College London.
He has also had a wide variety of roles in medical education and research, having published over 30 peer-reviewed articles in journals on a variety of topics, from ADHD and transgender care to frailty and inflammation.
He completed his undergraduate medical degree at Cambridge University and then University College London. His postgraduate training was in London (with one year in his native Essex) and he’s stayed working in London thereafter. He enjoys the intellectual challenge of knowing about as many different parts of medicine as possible – an important trait for a GP – but has particular experience in ENT, general medicine, and care of older adults.
Experience
EMIS – Freelance medical writer, 2022-present
Holborn Medical Centre – Salaried GP, 2021-present
University College London – Deputy Lead for Clinical and Professional Practice, 2022-present. NIHR In-Practice Fellow, 2021-2023.
Royal Free Hospital/Holborn Medical Centre – Academic Clinical Fellow and GP Trainee, 2017-2021. Rotations in care of older adults, ENT, and orthopaedics.
Education, certifications and licences
MA (Neuroscience), University of Cambridge
MBBS (with distinction), University College London
MSc (Medical Education), Cardiff University
DRCOG, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
MRCP(UK), Royal College of Physicians
MRCGP(2021), Royal College of General Practitioners
FHEA, Higher Education Academy