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5 minutes with Prof Hilary Thomas
KPMG’s fi rst ever Chief Medical Adviser refl ects on a life in healthcare, the ongoing challenge of diversity, and the power of networking.
Describe your role at KPMG?
Being the most senior physician at KPMG, providing the UK practice with a clinical perspective on client issues across healthcare and life sciences.
One of the ways in which I add value is through my ability to connect with clinicians, whether I’m carrying out quality governance assessments in hospitals, rethinking pathways or looking at clinical engagement in organisations.
When did you decide you wanted to be a doctor?
I read heart transplant pioneer Christian Barnard’s biography at the tender age of nine and I decided there and then to be a doctor. Having her as a role model, I’ve never felt that being a woman could limit my career ambitions in medicine.
How and why did you transition from the public sector to the private?
I was lucky enough to have an accelerated career in medicine and was Professor of Oncology at the age of 34 and Medical Director by 41.
I found I enjoyed the new challenges that I faced working in a management role with a wider range of stakeholders. I felt that being a good manager in medicine could potentially have a bigger impact on patient care than my individual clinical practice. Motivated by this goal, I pursued a management career path, fi rst as the Medical Director of a Cancer Network and then at the Royal Surrey County Hospital.
I made the leap into the private sector, to Care UK, because I felt the organisation would benefi t from strong clinical leadership and I wanted to take on the challenge.
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HILARY THOMAS
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