Gunnar Nilsson

Gunnar Nilsson

Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring | Professor | Professor/District Medical Officer
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels Allé 23, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Allmänmedicin och primärvård, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Professor of general medicine with emphasis on medical informatics. Deputy Head of the Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care at the Department for Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS). Extensive experience in management and development work in higher education. Clinical experience as a doctor for 27 years, within 10 different specialties, from 7 hospitals and more than 10 medical units outside hospitals in Stockholm. Previously been Pro-Dean of Higher Education, Deputy Head of the Department NVS, Head of Division Family Medicine, Head of the Centre for Family Medicine (Stockholm County Council), member of the Faculty Council., Chair of the Docent Committee, and guest professor at Stockholm University.

Research

  • A bibliography of more than 100 scientific publications. Active in research work in general medicine, medical informatics and pedagogy. Research collaboration with several different professions. External research grants as project leader, about 18 MSEK during the period 1999-2020. Several external grants as joint applicant, in total more than 40 MSEK during the period 2001-2023. Principal supervisor of 3 and joint supervisor of 15 doctoral candidates in 9 different professions, 3 and 11 of whom, respectively, have completed a doctoral (1 licentiate) thesis.

Teaching

  • Extensive experience within undergraduate, research courses and continuing education, including about 600 hours of teaching, supervision of several Master Course projects and a broad formal training in pedagogy. Pedagogic research including 19 publications and supervising four pedagogic doctoral programmes, of which three is defended. Extensive experience of educational and faculty leadership and development, including previous positions as Director of Medical Education and Pro-Dean of Higher Education. Experience from several strategic working groups and missions in higher education. Member of the Pedagogical Academy at KI since 2011. Awarded the Pedagogic prize at KI in 2013. Teaching sabbatical in Singapore autumn term 2014 funded by the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT).

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Employments

  • Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2029
  • Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025
  • Professor/District Medical Officer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2008-2024
  • Professor/District Medical Officer, Karolinska Institutet, 2015-2018
  • Senior Lecturer/District Doctor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2005-2008
  • Senior Lecturer/District Doctor, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2005-2005
  • Researcher, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2003-2004
  • Clinical Position, Akademiskt primärvårdscentrum, Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde SLSO

Degrees and Education

  • Licentiate Degree, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2002
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2002

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