Clair du Boulay
Encyclopedia
Professor Clair du Boulay FRCPath OBE is a retired British expert in pathology
and medical education
. She was Vice-President of the Royal College of Pathologists
from 2002–2005 and became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2008.
and soft tissue sarcomas at the University of Southampton.
Following her clinical work she became involved in medical education
and was appointed Postgraduate Dean at the Wessex Deanery
, where she managed the training and education of healthcare professionals in more than fifty NHS
Trusts across the south of England
She was Vice-President of the Royal College of Pathologists
from 2002-2005.
In the 2008 New Year Honours it was announced that she was to become an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to medicine.
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
and medical education
Medical education
Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, either the initial training to become a doctor or additional training thereafter ....
. She was Vice-President of the Royal College of Pathologists
Royal College of Pathologists
The Royal College of Pathologists, founded in 1962, was established to co-ordinate this development and maintain the internationally renowned standards and reputation of British pathology. Today the College advises on a vast range of issues relating to pathology...
from 2002–2005 and became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2008.
Career
Professor du Boulay practised as a consultant pathologist specialising in gastrointestinal pathologyGastrointestinal pathology
Gastrointestinal pathology is the subspecialty of surgical pathology which deals with the diagnosis and characterization of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the digestive tract and accessory organs, such as the pancreas and liver....
and soft tissue sarcomas at the University of Southampton.
Following her clinical work she became involved in medical education
Medical education
Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, either the initial training to become a doctor or additional training thereafter ....
and was appointed Postgraduate Dean at the Wessex Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
, where she managed the training and education of healthcare professionals in more than fifty NHS
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
Trusts across the south of England
She was Vice-President of the Royal College of Pathologists
Royal College of Pathologists
The Royal College of Pathologists, founded in 1962, was established to co-ordinate this development and maintain the internationally renowned standards and reputation of British pathology. Today the College advises on a vast range of issues relating to pathology...
from 2002-2005.
In the 2008 New Year Honours it was announced that she was to become an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to medicine.
Publications
Professor du Boulay is the author and co-author of multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and books including:- Revalidation for doctors in the United Kingdom: the end or the beginning? - BMJBMJBMJ is a partially open-access peer-reviewed medical journal. Originally called the British Medical Journal, the title was officially shortened to BMJ in 1988. The journal is published by the BMJ Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association...
, 2000 - From CME to CPD: getting better at getting better? - BMJBMJBMJ is a partially open-access peer-reviewed medical journal. Originally called the British Medical Journal, the title was officially shortened to BMJ in 1988. The journal is published by the BMJ Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association...
, 2000 - The clinical skills resource: a review of current practice - Medical Education, 1999
- Immunohistochemistry of soft tissue tumours: a review - The Journal of PathologyThe Journal of PathologyThe Journal of Pathology is a peer-reviewed medical journal that was established in 1892 as The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology by German Sims Woodhead. It has been the official journal of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland since its foundation in 1906...
, 1985 - An immunohistochemical study of Whipple's disease using the immunoperoxidase technique - Human Pathology, 1982