Michael George Francis Crowe

bmj;386/sep06_1/q1933/FAF1faMichael Crowe was born in Harrogate, the son of Nora and Squadron Leader (later Air Commodore) Henry Crowe. He was educated at Malsis Hall and Bootham School in York. Following national service in the Royal Navy, he attended Magdalene College, Cambridge, completing his clinical studies at Guy’s Hospital, London. After house jobs in Guildford he embarked on a 44 year career in general practice, first in Wokingham and later in Leicestershire, in a semi-rural teaching practice from which he retired as principal partner.He went from chairman of the BMA’s junior members forum in 1969 to president of the Leicester and Rutland division. Here, he successfully campaigned for Leicestershire to receive its fair share of NHS resources, which led to the establishment of the Leicester Medical School. He was trainer for the Leicester vocational training scheme for general practice for many years and chairman of the Trent regional GP subcommittee.As the…
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