Professor Tim Wilkinson, Our people, University of Otago, Christchurch, University of Otago, New Zealand

MB ChB Programme Director (Otago Medical School)

MB ChB MD(Otago) PhD(Otago) M Clin Ed(UNSW) FRACP FRCP(London) FANZAHPE

Education Unit
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345
Christchurch
New Zealand

Email tim.wilkinson@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 378 6272

Current roles

Otago Medical School

Director, MB ChB programme, University of Otago

Canterbury District Health Board

Consultant physician in geriatric medicine

Awards

University of Otago, Christchurch, Gold medal for research excellence, 2019
Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) award for outstanding achievement in the field of health professional education in Australia, New Zealand and internationally, 2016
University of Otago, Christchurch, Gold medal for teaching excellence, 2009
Minister of Education / NZQA Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award (for sustained excellence in tertiary teaching), 2002

Research interests

Medical education - Deputy Editor of Medical Education, Section Editor of BMC Medical Education, member of editorial board for Focus on Health Professional Education, and Australasian Journal on Ageing
Assessment of competence and performance
Workplace learning
Selection into medical school
Professionalism
Clinical research in Geriatric medicine

Tim is keen to promote independence in old age as well as independence in his students.

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Publications

Wilkinson, T., & Meeks, M. (2019). Learning and assessing professionalism using simulation. In K. Forrest & J. McKimm (Eds.), Healthcare simulation at a glance. (1st ed.) (pp. 60-61). Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons.

Al-Busaidi, I. S., Wells, C. I., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2019). Publication in a medical student journal predicts short- and long-term academic success: a matched-cohort study. BMC Medical Education, 19(1), 271. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1704-x

Pinnock, R., Anakin, M., Lawrence, J., Chignell, H., & Wilkinson, T. (2019). Identifying developmental features in student's clinical reasoning to inform teaching. Medical Teacher, 41(3), 297-302. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2018.1463433

Rudland, J. R., Golding, C., Jaye, C., Tweed, M., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2019). Student belief about the value of challenge. Clinical Teacher, 16(4), 390-394. doi: 10.1111/tct.13081

Sopoaga, F., Crampton, P., Wilkinson, T., & Zaharic, T. (2019). Two decades in the making: Reflecting on an approach to increase the participation and success of Pacific students at the Otago Medical School in New Zealand. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(3), 128-138. doi: 10.26635/phd.2019.608

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Ekeroma, A. J., Perez, D., Percival, T., Mola, G., Sopoaga, F., & Wilkinson, T. (2014). A new medical curriculum for the National University of Samoa: Discussion document. Auckland, New Zealand: Pacific Society for Reproductive Health, 21p.

McAlister, H., Fink, J., Wilkinson, T., & et al (2005). The management of people with atrial fibrillation and flutter: Evidence-based best practice guideline. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Guidelines Group. Retrieved from http://www.nzgg.org.nz

Anderson, C., Wilkinson, T. J., Hodder, M., Ibell, B., Milne, R., Perkins, C., … Pollock, M., … Wood, P. (2000). Guidelines for the use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor drugs in the treatment of people with Alzheimer's disease. Wellington: National Health Committee, 26p.

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Edited Book - Other

Joyce, P., Nicholls, G., Thomas, K., & Wilkinson, T. (Eds.). (2013). The Christchurch experience: 40 years of research and teaching. Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Otago, 192p.

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Chapter in Book - Research

Kenwright, D. N., & Wilkinson, T. (2018). Quality in medical education. In T. Swanwick, K. Forrest & B. C. O'Brien (Eds.), Understanding medical education: Evidence, theory, and practice. (3rd ed.) (pp. 101-110). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.

Golding, C., Wilkinson, T., & Gamble Blakey, A. (2018). Cultivating critical thinkers. In C. Delany & E. Molloy (Eds.), Learning and teaching in clinical contexts: A practical guide. (1st ed.) (pp. 29-44). Sydney, Australia: Elsevier.

Wilkinson, T. (2014). Assessment in rural medical education. In A. B. Chater, J. Rourke, I. D. Couper, R. P. Strasser & S. Reid (Eds.), WONCA rural medical education guidebook. Bangkok, Thailand: World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Working Party on Rural Practice. Retrieved from http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com

Worthington, R., Hays, R., Parker, M., Wilkinson, T., McKenzie, J., & Weisberg, D. (2013). Australia and New Zealand. In R. Worthington & R. Hays (Eds.), Practical professionalism in medicine: A global case-based workbook. (pp. 127-170). London, UK: Radcliffe.

Teunissen, P. W., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2011). Learning and teaching in workplaces. In T. Dornan, K. Mann, A. Scherpbier & J. Spencer (Eds.), Medical education: Theory and practice. (pp. 193-210). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

Wilkinson, T. J. (2001). Signage. In M. D. Mezey, M. M. Bottrell, B. J. Berkman, C. M. Callahan, T. T. Fulmer, E. L. Mitty, … N. E. Strumpf (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Elder Care. The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric and Social Care. (pp. 592-594). New York: Springer Publishing Company.

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Chapter in Book - Other

Wilkinson, T. J. (2018). Signage. In E. A. Capezuti, M. L. Malone, D. S. Gardner, A. Khan & S. L. Baumann (Eds.), Encyclopedia of elder care: The comprehensive resource on geriatric health and social care. (4th ed.) New York, NY: Springer. [Encyclopaedia/Dictionary Entry].

Joyce, P., & Wilkinson, T. (2013). The future. In P. Joyce, G. Nicholls, K. Thomas & T. Wilkinson (Eds.), The Christchurch experience: 40 years of research and teaching. (pp. 184-186). Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Otago.

Wilkinson, T. (2013). Medical Education Unit. In P. Joyce, G. Nicholls, K. Thomas & T. Wilkinson (Eds.), The Christchurch experience: 40 years of research and teaching. (pp. 22-24). Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Otago.

Wilkinson, T. (2013). Medical education: The next 40 years. In P. Joyce, G. Nicholls, K. Thomas & T. Wilkinson (Eds.), The Christchurch experience: 40 years of research and teaching. (pp. 135-140). Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Otago.

Wilkinson, T. (2010). Communicating with older people. In M. Groves & J. Fitzgerald (Eds.), Communication skills in medicine: Promoting patient-centred care. (pp. 146-158). Victoria, Australia: IP Communications.

Wilkinson, T. J. (2008). Signage. In E. A. Capezuti, E. L. Siegler & M. D. Mezey (Eds.), The encyclopedia of elder care: The comprehensive resource on geriatric and social care. (2nd ed.) (pp. 720-722). NY: Springer.

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Journal - Research Article

Rudland, J. R., Golding, C., Jaye, C., Tweed, M., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2019). Student belief about the value of challenge. Clinical Teacher, 16(4), 390-394. doi: 10.1111/tct.13081

Abey-Nesbit, R., Schluter, P. J., Wilkinson, T., Thwaites, J. H., Berry, S. D., & Jamieson, H. A. (2019). Risk factors for hip fracture in New Zealand older adults seeking home care services: A national population cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics, 19, 93. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1107-1

Gamble Blakey, A., Smith-Han, K., Anderson, L., Collins, E., Berryman, E., & Wilkinson, T. (2019). "They cared about us students:" Learning from exemplar clinical teaching environments. BMC Medical Education, 19, 119. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1551-9

Alamri, Y., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2019). Attrition among New Zealand medical students completing research degrees: A 20-year analysis. Perspectives on Medical Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40037-019-00531-w

Alamri, Y., Currie, W., Magner, K., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Wilkinson, T. J., & Beckert, L. (2019). Publication rates of, and attitudes toward, summer research projects: 10-year experience from a single institution in New Zealand. Advances in Medical Education & Practice, 10, 263-271. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S198789

Gamble Blakey, A., Smith-Han, K., Anderson, L., Collins, E., Berryman, E. K., & Wilkinson, T. (2019). It's 'probably the teacher!' A strategic framework for clinical staff engagement in clinical student bullying intervention. BMC Medical Education, 19(1), 116. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1552-8

Pitama, S., Beckert, L., Huria, T., Palmer, S., Melbourne-Wilcox, M., Patu, M., Lacey, C., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2019). The role of social accountable medical education in addressing health inequity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1659379

Teh, R. O., Menzies, O. H., Connolly, M. J., Doughty, R. N., Wilkinson, T. J., Pillai, A., … Kerse, N. (2018). Patterns of multi-morbidity and prediction of hospitalisation and all-cause mortality in advanced age. Age & Ageing, 47(2), 261-268. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afx184

Kent, M., Verstappen, A., Wilkinson, T., & Poole, P. (2018). Keeping them interested: A national study of factors that change medical student interest in working rurally. Rural & Remote Health, 18(4), 4872. doi: 10.22605/rrh4872

Heppenstall, C. P., Hanger, H. C., Wilkinson, T. J., & Dhanak, M. (2018). Telephone discharge support for frail, vulnerable older people discharged from hospital: Impact on readmission rates: Participant and general practitioner feedback. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 37(2), 107-112. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12477

Shulruf, B., Bagg, W., Begun, M., Hay, M., Lichtwark, I., Turnock, A., … Wilkinson, T. J., & Poole, P. J. (2018). The efficacy of medical student selection tools in Australia and New Zealand. Medical Journal of Australia, 208(5), 214-218. doi: 10.5694/mja17.00400

Sopoaga, F., van der Meer, J., Nada-Raja, S., Wilkinson, T., & Jutel, S. (2018). Mental health and wellbeing of Pacific students starting University in New Zealand. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(2), 71-79.

Links, M. J., Wilkinson, T., & Campbell, C. (2018). Discourses of professionalism: Metaphors, theory and practice. Medical Teacher. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2018.1442565

Tweed, M., Purdie, G., & Wilkinson, T. (2017). Low performing students have insightfulness when they reflect-in-action. Medical Education, 51(3), 316-323. doi: 10.1111/medu.13206

Connolly, M. J., Kerse, N., Wilkinson, T., Menzies, O., Rolleston, A., Chong, Y. H., … Jatrana, S., & Teh, R. (2017). Testosterone in advance age: A New Zealand longitudinal cohort study: Life and Living in Advanced Age (Te Puāwaitanga o Ngā Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu). BMJ Open, 7, e016572. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016572

Jardine, D. L., McKenzie, J. M., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2017). Predicting medical students who will have difficulty during their clinical training. BMC Medical Education, 17, 43. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-0879-2

Henning, M. A., Hawken, S., MacDonald, J., McKimm, J., Brown, M., Moriarty, H., … Hilder, J., & Wilkinson, T. (2017). Exploring educational interventions to facilitate health professional students' professionally safe online presence. Medical Teacher, 39(9), 959-966. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2017.1332363

de Kok, D. S., Teh, R. O., Pillai, A., Connolly, M. J., Wilkinson, T. J., Jacobs, R., … Kerse, N. (2017). What is the relationship between visual impairment and cognitive function in octogenarians? New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1460), 33-47. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Tweed, M. J., Stein, S., Wilkinson, T. J., Purdie, G., & Smith, J. (2017). Certainty and safe consequence responses provide additional information from multiple choice question assessments. BMC Medical Education, 17, 106. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-0942-z

Al-Busaidi, I. S., Alamri, Y., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2017). Successful publication by medical students in New Zealand: The role of clinical versus academic supervisors. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1458), 9-12. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Sheehan, D., Jowsey, T., Parwaiz, M., Birch, M., Seaton, P., Shaw, S., … Wilkinson, T. (2017). Clinical learning environments: Place, artefacts and rhythm. Medical Education, 51(10), 1049-1060. doi: 10.1111/medu.13390

Nanayakkara, W. S., Gearry, R. B., Muir, J. G., O'Brien, L., Wilkinson, T. J., Williman, J. A., & Skidmore, P. M. L. (2017). Gastrointestinal symptoms and FODMAP intake of aged-care residents from Christchurch, New Zealand. Nutrients, 9(10), 1083. doi: 10.3390/nu9101083

Hanger, C., Geddes, J., Wilkinson, T., Lee, M., Pearson, S., Butler, A., & Badami, K. (2016). Improving the use and timeliness of anticoagulation reversal for warfarin related intracranial haemorrhage. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1445), 35-49. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Bell, C., Carter, F., Boden, J., Wilkinson, T., McKenzie, J., & Ali, A. (2016). Psychological impact of the Canterbury earthquakes on university staff. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1430), 18-28. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Shulruf, B., Wilkinson, T., Weller, J., Jones, P., & Poole, P. (2016). Insights into the Angoff method: Results from a simulation study. BMC Medical Education, 16, 134. doi: 10.1186/s12909-016-0656-7

Desrosiers, J., Wilkinson, T., Abel, G., & Pitama, S. (2016). Curricular initiatives that enhance student knowledge and perceptions of sexual and gender minority groups: A critical interpretive synthesis. Canadian Medical Education Journal, 7(2), e121-e138.

Kerse, N., Teh, R., Moyes, S. A., Dyall, L., Wiles, J. L., Kepa, M., … Wilkinson, T., … Keeling, S., … Jatrana, S., & Lumley, T. (2016). Socioeconomic correlates of quality of life for non-Māori in advanced age: Te Puāwaitanga o Nga Tapuwae Kia ora Tonu. Life and living in advanced age: A cohort study in New Zealand (LiLACS NZ). New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1441), 18-32. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Carter, F. A., Bell, C. J., Ali, A. N., McKenzie, J. M., Boden, J. M., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2016). Predictors of psychological resilience amongst medical students following major earthquakes. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1434), 17-22. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Wilkinson, T. M., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2016). Selection into medical school: From tools to domains. BMC Medical Education, 16, 258. doi: 10.1186/s12909-016-0779-x

Nanayakkara, W. S., Skidmore, P. M. L., O'Brien, L., Wilkinson, T. J., & Gearry, R. B. (2016). Efficacy of the low FODMAP diet for treating irritable bowel syndrome: The evidence to date. Clinical & Experimental Gastroenterology, 9, 131-142. doi: 10.2147/CEG.S86798

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