Patrick Croskerry

Patrick Croskerry
CM
Born (1942-10-07) 7 October 1942
Dover, England
CitizenshipCanadian
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Aberdeen
McMaster University
Academic work
InstitutionsDalhousie University
Sports career
SportRowing

Patrick George Croskerry (born 7 October 1942), CM FRCP, is a British-Canadian clinical psychologist and former rower. He is the Director of the Critical Thinking Program within the Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie University.[1] He competed in the men's eight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]

Education

Croskerry was born in Dover, England. From 1953 to 1960, he attended Dover Grammar School for Boys.[3] Croskerry subsequently studied at the University of Aberdeen where he obtained his B.Sc., before gaining a Ph.D. in psychology from McMaster University in Canada and an M.D. at the same university in 1982.[4][5]

Rowing career

Croskerry learnt to row in Deal. In Aberdeen, he competed at the Scottish trials and in a representative Scottish eight.[6] In Canada, Croskerry joined the Leander rowing club in Hamilton.[7] He competed at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in 1974[8] which led to subsequent selection for the Canadian national rowing squad and participation in the 1975 World Championships.[9] In 1976, Croskerry's final international representation was at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in the Canadian men's eight.[10]

Academic career

Trained as an experimental psychologist, Croskerry now has an international reputation in Emergency Medicine, Patient Health and Safety, and medical decision making, including cognitive bias.[11][12]

He was made a Member of the Order of Canada on December 31, 2025.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Pat Croskerry". medicine.dal.ca. University of Dalhousie.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patrick Croskerry Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pat Croskerry (1953-1960)". Old Pharosians' Newsletter. New series. 118: 19–22. January 2021.
  4. ↑ https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/core-units/cpd/about/our-people/pat-croskerry.html
  5. ↑ Verma, Sonia (8 January 2026). "McMaster community members appointed to Order of Canada". McMaster News.
  6. ↑ "Pat Croskerry (1953-1960)". Old Pharosians' Newsletter. New series. 118: 19–22. January 2021.
  7. ↑ "History of Leander Boat Club". Leander Boat Club of Wellington. Leander Boat Club. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. ↑ 92nd Royal Canadian Henley Regatta (PDF). 1974. p. 22. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "1975 World Rowing Championships - Holme Pierrepoint/Nottingham, Great Britain". World Rowing. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Patrick Croskerry". Team Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Wachter, Robert. "In Conversation with…Pat Croskerry, MD, PhD". Patient Safety Network. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  12. ↑ Croskerry, Patrick (2020). The Cognitive Autopsy: A Root Cause Analysis of Medical Decision Making (1st ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190088743.
  13. ↑ "Order of Canada Appointees – December 31, 2025".
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