Mumtaz Patel
Mumtaz Patel is a British nephrologist based at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and NHS England post-graduate associate dean in the north-west. During her tenure as vice president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) between 2020 and 2023, she played a key role in creating the Global Women Leaders Programme, which supports female physicians in achieving leadership positions. The following year she became the RCP's acting president, and in 2025 she was elected that institutes president.
Early life and education
Mumtaz Patel was born in Preston, Lancashire, to parents who migrated from India in the late 1960s.[1] After completing her early education in inner city Preston, she gained a place at the University of Manchester to study medicine and graduated from there in 1996.[1][2]
Career
Patel completed her house jobs at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and senior house jobs at Leeds General Infirmary and Wythenshawe Hospital.[2] She subsequently pursued a career in renal medicine.[3] In 2003, while a specialty registrar, the Wellcome Trust funded her PhD which was awarded in 2006 in Manchester for her research into the genetics of lupus nephritis.[1][2] In 2007 she was appointed consultant at the Manchester Royal Infirmary.[1][2] In 2012 she became NHS England post-graduate associate dean in the north-west.[2]
From 2020 to 2023 Patel served as the RCP's vice president.[3] During that time Patel played a key role in creating the Global Women Leaders Programme, which supports female physicians in achieving leadership positions.[4] Her efforts in that field earned her EMMS International's Global Women in Healthcare Awards in 2024.[5][6] In the same year, following the resignation of the then RCP president Sarah Clarke, Patel was appointed that institute's acting president.[1][3] She was elected the RCP's president in April 2025.[7]
Selected publications
- "The prevalence and incidence of biopsy-proven lupus nephritis in the UK: Evidence of an ethnic gradient". Arthritis and Rheumatism. 54 (9): 2963–2969. September 2006. doi:10.1002/art.22079. ISSN 0004-3591. PMID 16947632. (Co-author)
- "The changing face of medical professionalism and the impact of COVID-19". Lancet. 397 (10278): 950–952. 13 March 2021. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00436-0. ISSN 1474-547X. PMC 7906722. PMID 33636125. (Co-author)
- "RCP Global Women Leaders Programme" (PDF). Journal of Pakistan Society Internal Medicine. 5 (1). 2024.
References
- ^ a b c d e "AGM address" (PDF). Annual General Meeting RCP 2024. Royal College of Physicians. 10 September 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Manchester Royal Infirmary". Manchester Royal Infirmary. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ a b c Vats, Aparna (17 April 2025). "First Indian-origin woman elected President of UK's Royal College of Physicians". India Today. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ O'Conell, Olivia; Frain, Anna (2023). "6. Women in healthcare". In Imtiaz-Umer, Shehla; Frain, John (eds.). ABC of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-1-119-87530-7.
- ^ "Global Women in Healthcare Awards". EMMS International. 2025. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "NHS England North West doctor honoured in prestigious international award". www.england.nhs.uk. 20 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Kmietowicz, Zosia (15 April 2025). "Mumtaz Patel promises to modernise RCP after being elected president". BMJ. 389: r769. doi:10.1136/bmj.r769. ISSN 1756-1833. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
External links
- "Regional adviser: Dr Mumtaz Patel". www.rcp.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.