Professor Malcolm Lewis

Biography

Malcolm Lewis has been a GP in Swansea since 1988 and has been an elected member of the General Medical Council since 1999. He ran the Swansea MRCGP course for 8 years, was a Local Medical Committee member for 9 years and a vocational training course organiser for 7 years.

His main role is as Director of Postgraduate GP Education in Wales, where he has developed unique roles for the Postgraduate Deanery in relation to GP appraisal, Clinical Governance and remedial support for doctors in difficulty. These activities have created strong links with the NHS in Wales. He is currently chairman of the UK Directors of Postgraduate GP Education and Chairman of the GMC’s Continued practice Board. He is Honorary Professor of Primary Care at the School of medicine, Swansea University.

Qualifications: MB BS LLM

Research

• 7 Presentations given
  
  AMEE 2006
  
  


• National Association of Primary Care Educators (NAPCE 2008)


• 12 Posters

Publications:

• Lewis M, Evans K. Quality Assurance of GP appraisal: A two year study. Education for Primary Care. 2006;17(4):319-33


• Munro, Neil; Developing a new clinical skills assessment (CSA) for licensing UK general practitioners: the why, the how and the when. Education for Primary Care July 2006: 17: 4 pp. 301-310(10)


• Lyons, Nick; Conlon, Maurice; Lewis, Malcolm. Clear Directions for primary care education? Education for Primary Care May 2007: 18: 3 pp 307-311(5)


• Matthews, Phil; Beech, Mary; Rhydderch, Melody; Lewis, Malcolm. A new model of educational provision for GPs directed to undertake further training in Wales Education for Primary Care May 2007: 18: 3 316-327(12)


• Rhydderch M, Laugharne K, Pownceby P, Marvell N. Developing a skills based model to promote effective appraisal discussions amongst GPs in Wales. (submitted to Education for Primary Care 2008)


• Malcolm Lewis, Stuart MMurray, Agnes McKnight and Ruth Chambers. Revalidation: a role for postgraduate deaneries. Education for Primary Care November 2007: 18; 6 665-674


• GP Appraisal Annual Report 2006, 2007


• GP Appraisal Quality Assurance 2006, 2008

Contributions to:

• Assuring the Quality of Medical Appraisal and Assuring the Quality of Training for Medical Appraisers London: NHS Clinical Governance Support Team Expert Group; 2005 and 2006


• Principles of GP Appraisal: RCGP 2008