Dr Mumtaz Patel has been elected as the RCP’s new senior censor and vice president for education and training following a vote by 3,238 of the RCP’s fellows. She will succeed Dr Áine Burns and will take up the post on 1 August 2023 to serve for three years.
Dr Patel is currently RCP global vice president, a consultant nephrologist at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and postgraduate associate dean for Health Education England. She has also worked as an RCP regional adviser for training, and clinical lead for quality management for the JRCPTB.
After completing her medicine degree at University of Manchester in 1996, Dr Patel went on to pursue a career in renal medicine. She completed her foundation training at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and obtained her MRCP in 2000. She did her renal specialist training in Yorkshire and gained her PhD from the University of Manchester in the genetics of lupus nephritis in 2006. She was appointed as a consultant nephrologist at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2007.
Dr Patel has established a strong track record in education, training, assessment and research. She has a master’s in medical education and leads on national research around assessment, differential attainment and professionalism. She has designed and delivered several educational and leadership courses in the UK and internationally and is actively involved in assessment as an experienced PACES examiner.
As RCP global vice president, she has developed the Global Strategy, which has made a significant impact on our membership growth over the past two years, increased diversity and established strong networks. She also launched a global women leaders programme, which empowers female physicians to advance into leadership roles.
Dr Patel said: “I am delighted to have been elected and I am very much looking forward to starting my new role.
“I am passionate and committed to driving the quality of education and training and will work hard to support our membership through every stage of their careers.”
Dr Mumtaz Patel
RCP senior censor and president
