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Una Coales
[edit]Una Francesca Coales BA(Hons) MD FRCSEEd(Gen Surg) FRCSEd(ENT) FRCGP DRCOG DFFP PGCertMedEd is a retired medical doctor, known in the United Kingdom for her publications and media work. Coales has reportedly described herself as a "media GP".[1]
Career
[edit]After training in the USA, she became a General practitioner (GP) in the UK National Health Service (NHS). She retired from the NHS in 2014.[2].
Past Secretary of Conservative Health, National Council Representative for the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) (2009-12, 2013-16) and runner-up for President of that college in 2009, British Medical Association (BMA) sessional GP subcommittee representative (2013-2016), Channel 4 TV presenter of the Turn Back Your Body Series (2006), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgery and in general surgery (by exam 1999, 2000 respectively),Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2010),
Coales has been the subject of controversy for recommending that, in order to pass examinations, gay medical students try not to appear overtly gay.[3] She said that she was aiming to reduce subjective bias.[4]
Early Life and Education Timeline
[edit]1991: Doctor of Medicine (MD) Oregon Health Sciences University (Primary Medical Qualification)[5]
1996: Worked at a hospital in New York
1999: Full registration date (GP)
2000: Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in ENT surgery and in general surgery
BA(Hons), FRCGP DRCOG DFFP PGCertMedEd
GP, Stockwell, London
2005: Highly commended author BMA
2006: GP entry register
Channel 4 TV presenter of the Turn Back Your Body Series
2009: Published a series of articles offering Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) exam revision tips in a medical magazine, and then reprinted the same advice for GPs in a book.Shortly after its initial publication, an RCGP internal study identified the need for enhanced diversity training for examiners.
Runner-up for president at RCGP
Secretary of Conservative Health, National Council Representative for the RCGP
2010: Fellow of the RCGP
2013: BMA sessional GP subcomittee representative
2014: Retired NHS GP.
Media work
[edit]Turn Back Your Body Clock (2006)
[edit]Dr. Una Coales examines people who've been living damaging lifestyles and helps them change.
| Season | Episode | Title | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Becki Cronin | 01/01/07 |
| 1 | 2 | Sarah Keeley | 01/01/07 |
| 1 | 3 | Neil Walsh | 01/01/07 |
| 1 | 4 | Michelle Parkes | 01/01/07 |
| 1 | 5 | David Cooper | 01/01/07 |
| 1 | 6 | Steve Barratt | 17/01/07 |
| 1 | 7 | Lesley McKenzie | 24/01/07 |
| 1 | 8 | Jo Mayne | 31/01/07 |
Publications
[edit]highly commended author British Medical Association 2005 and 2006 and author of 17 books on medical topics for both doctors and the public.
2000: PLAB: 1000 Extended Matching Questions 2001: PLAB 2: 100 Objective Structured Clinical Examinations
DRCOG: MCQs and OSCEs: how to pass first time
2002: Get Through Medical School: 1000 SBAs/BOFs and EMQs: 1000 Single Best Answers and Extended Matching Questions
2004: Get Through MRCP Part 1: 1000 Best of Fives: 1000 BOFs
2005: Get Through MRCGP: Written Paper Module
2006: Getting Through PLAB Part 1: 500 Single Best Answer Questions: 500 Single Best Answers
2010: Dr Una Coales's MRCGP CSA Book
How to Find a Husband, Preferably a Millionaire
2012: Transition from Trainee to GP
Dr Una Coales's MRCGP AKT Hot Topics
References
[edit]- ^ Ford (2018). "Senior nurses..." Nursing Times.
- ^ "Una Coales. Retired NHS GP. | Pulse Today". www.pulsetoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ Strudwick, P (2012). "Exclusive: GP 'straight' talk".
- ^ Coales, Una (September 2012). "Don't shoot the messenger – minorities are kept out of the top jobs in medicine". The Independent. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "GMC LRMP". webcache.gmc-uk.org. Retrieved 2018-12-13.