hypothesis), in contrast to novice subjects who used backward reasoning and misdiagnosed or partially diagnosed the same problems. Patel also applied text comprehension methods to understanding the use of clinical practice guidelines with the goal of increasing adoption of best practices. Patel and colleagues have recently argued for new paradigm for error studies, where instead of zero error tolerance, detection and correction of potential error is viewed as an integral part of cognitive work in a complex workplace. She is the author of more than 300 publications in cognitive psychology, biomedical informatics, medical education and related fields. Honors Member, Committee on Patient Safety and Health Information Technology, Institute of Medicine (IOM). 2010-2011. Science and Technology Research Award (STAR) with Edward Shortliffe, UTHealth, Houston,Texas. 2009 Vice Chair, AMIA Program Committee. 2009 Service Faculty of the Year Award, School of Computing and Informatics, Arizona State University. 2008 Member, Clinical Research Review Committee, The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). 2007-2009 Selected for Marquis Who’s Who in the World. 2007 Member, Committee on Opportunities in Basic Research in the Behavioral and the Social Sciences for the Military, National Research Council, U.S.A. 2006 Elected Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine. 2004 Vice President (Member Service), International Medical Informatics Association Governing Board. 2003-2006 Outstanding Manuscript Award in Educational Methodology, Journal of Dental Education. 2002 Member, Bio-engineering Training and Education Program, National Science Foundation, USA. 1999-2007 Chair, Editorial Committee, Medinfo2001, International Medical Informatics Association, London, UK. 1999 D.Sc. (honorary), University of Victoria, BC, Canada. 1998 Member, Roundtable on Work, Learning and Assessment, National Research Council, U.S.A. 1997 Elected Member, Board of Governors, Cognitive Science Society. 1997 Elected Fellow, American College of Medical Informatics. 1996 Fellow, The Royal Society of Canada (elected by the Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences). 1996 Elected “Woman of Science” for the year (Sweden). 1994 Publications Journal Articles Book Chapters Medline Publications Google Scholar Citations References External links Canadian psychologists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Fijian people of Indian descent McGill University alumni McGill University faculty University of Otago alumni Arizona State University faculty Columbia University faculty Fijian emigrants to Canada University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston faculty Health informaticians Canadian people of Indo-Fijian descent Canadian women psychologists