John Chisholm (doctor)

John William Chisholm CBE FRCGP is a British medical doctor who works as a general practitioner (GP). Chisholm was chairman of the British Medical Association's General Practitioners' Committee (GPC) between 1997 and 2007.

Early life

Chisholm was educated at Clifton College, Bristol.[1] He studied at Peterhouse College at the University of Cambridge, and Westminster Hospital Medical School.[1]

Career

Chisholm is a GP in Twyford, Berkshire.

He became a member of the GP committee of the BMA in 1977, then was elected joint deputy chair in 1991 which he held until being elected chair in 1997.[1]

He is a member of BMA’s council.[2] He is a vice-president of the BMA.[3]

He is a Council Trustee for the Royal College of General Practitioners, having been a member of the RCGP's council for more than nine years.[4] He is the chair of the Men's Health Forum.[5] He is the chair of the BMA's Medical Ethics Committee.[6]

Honours and awards

He was awarded a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday honours in 2000.[7]

References
  1. Bower, Hilary (9 August 1997). "News: A challenge to produce harmony out of conflict". BMJ. 315 (7104): 327. doi:10.1136/bmj.315.7104.327. PMC 2127242. PMID 9270447.
  2. Price, Caroline (22 April 2014). "Seven GPs elected to BMA Council". Pulse. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. "BMA UK Council: Council members 2015–2016 session". British Medical Association. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. "About us: Governance and constitution: Trustee Board". Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. "Who's who at the Men's Health Forum". Men's Health Forum. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. "About the BMA: How we work: Professional activities and special interest: Medical Ethics Committee: MEC membership". British Medical Association (BMA). Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  7. "Health workers honoured". BBC News. 16 June 2000.
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