Paula Vainiomäki, MD, MScD (PhD)
- Email: pavaini (at) utu.fi
- Postal address: Lemminkäisenkatu 1, 5. krs, 20014 Turku, Finland
- Mobile: +358 40 701 0014
- Fax: +358 2 333 8439
EDUCATION
- Licentiate in Medicine, University of Turku 1973
- Qualified Specialist in General Practice, National Board of Health 1979
- Special Competence in Health Care Management, National Board of Health 1984
- Qualified Specialist in Public Health, National Board of Social Welfare and Health 1991
- Doctor of Medical Science (MScD), University of Turku 1995
- Special Competence in Medical Education, Finnish Medical Association 2008
CURRENT POSITION
- University of Turku: Clinical teacher in General Practice/Family Medicine 1989-2005, 2006-2011, 2011-2016
- Specialist in Family Medicine, Turku University Hospital (part time) 2009-
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Acting assistant physician/acting house officer (District Hospital of Rauma, Central Hospital of Satakunta, District Hospital of Salo, Institution for Mentally Handicapped in Paimio), total 14 months 1971-1973
- Primary Health Care doctor and medical director, Eura Municipal Health Centre 1973-1989
- Acting senior registrar, Satalinna Hospital (14 months) 1977-1992
- Acting lecturer in Public Health, outpatient care, University of Tampere (7 months) 1978, 1980
- Acting Professor of General Practice, University of Turku, Clinical Insititute 1997-2000, 2011
- Stakes: International Technical Adviser for the Primary Health Care Programme Group in the Task Force on Communicable Disease Control in the Baltic Sea Region (full time) 2001-2004
- Turku University Hospital, General practice, Specialist consultant (part time) 2004-2005, 2010
- Development Manager, Pharmacotherapy Development Centre, Helsinki, Finland 2005-2006
- Senior Medical Consultant, Primary Health Care Centre, Turku City (part time) 2006-2009
HONORARY AWARDS
- Teacher of the Decade, nomination by the Rector of the University of Turku 1995
- Golden Medal of the Finnish Medical Association 2000
MEMBERSHIPS IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
- Nordic Federation for Medical Education, suppleant member and member of the board 2001
- European Academy of Teachers in General Practice, council member 1998-2008
- Chair for the Special Competence Committee for Competence in Medical Education 2008-2011
- The Finnish Society of Duodecim, member of the Delegation Committee 1995-2001, 2007-2010
- The Finnish Society of Duodecim, member of the board 2010-2012
- Member of the board of Promedico 2012-
OTHER ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- University of Turku, Medical Faculty, several committees and council during 1989-2003
- Ministry of Education: Committee for EU medical specialist training, vice-chair 1995-1996
- Ministry of Social Welfare and Health, Committee for Health Care Professionals: Subdivision for Physicians and Dentists, member 1998-2003
- The Finnish Medical Association: several committees 1989-2001
- Chair or member of organizing/scientific committee for European, Nordic and national meetings and congresses on general practise/family medicine and on medical education 1996-2011
- Foreign Technical Assistance in Elaboration of Guidelines for the Primary Health Care, Latvia Health reform –project IBRD Loan 4408 LV (World Bank), Foreign technical consultant (STAKES), short term consultant 1999-2000
- Local coordinator for the programme Health Care Towards 2000’s, Regional Health Authorities in Varsinais-Suomi County, Finland 2001
- TACIS project: Support to the Ministry of Health of the Republic in Moldova 110441/C/SV/MD: Basic Package services for secondary care, standard development, short term consultant 2001-2002
- Short term consultant for STAKES/MAPO, St. Petersburg project on Community oriented Family
- 2004-2005, 2007-2009 - Medicine Training and Quality development, short term consultant
- 2005- Northern Dimension Partnership on Public Health and Social Well-being, Primary Health Care Expert Group, currently: Expert Group on Primary and Prison Health Care, Finnish member (MoH)
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS
- 22 original research publications (including 3 manuscripts)
- 16 reviews or research reports
- 150 professional publications
- 112 abstracts
- Publications concern medical education, work of a GP and international general practice.
LANGUAGES
- Finnish – native
- English – excellent speaking, reading and writing
- Swedish - excellent speaking, reading and writing
- German – good speaking, reading and writing
- Russian – fair speaking, reading and writing