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

Deputy Dean, University of Otago, Christchurch

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

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

Email tim.wilkinson@otago.ac.nz

Current roles

Deputy Dean, University of Otago, Christchurch
Professor of Medicine and Medical Education
Consultant physician in geriatric medicine, Canterbury District Health Board

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, Associate Editor for Perspectives on Medical Education and Australasian Journal on Ageing
Assessment of competence and performance
Workplace learning
Selection into medical school
Professionalism
Career choices in medicine
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. J. (2022). Four ways to get a grip on making robust decisions from workplace-based assessments. Canadian Medical Education Journal, 13(3), 43-46. doi: 10.36834/cmej.73361

Lay-Yee, R., Milne, B. J., Wright-St Clair, V., Broad, J., Wilkinson, T., Connolly, M., … Kerse, N. (2022). Prevalence of loneliness and its association with general and health-related measures of subjective well-being in a longitudinal bicultural cohort of older adults in advanced age living in New Zealand: LiLACS NZ. Journals of Gerontology Series B. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbac087

Thillainadesan, J., Le Couteur, D. G., Haq, I., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2022). When I say… microlearning. Medical Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/medu.14848

Daly, M., Lucas, G., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2022). Learning, judgement and workforce tensions impact failure to fail in a medical postgraduate setting: A supervisor perspective. Medical Teacher. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2058385

Rudland, J. R., Jaye, C., Tweed, M., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2022). Identifying stressor criteria that hinder or challenge junior clinical medical student learning. Medical Teacher. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2058382

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.

Authored Book - Other

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

Authored Book - Other

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.

Authored 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.

Edited Book - Other

Hays, R. B., Malau-Aduli, B. S., Wilkinson, T. J., & van der Vleuten, C. P. M. (2022). Quality assurance of assessment during major disruptions. In B. Malau-Aduli, R. Hays & C. van der Vleuten (Eds.), Understanding assessment in medical education through quality assurance. (pp. 246-260). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.

Chapter in Book - Research

Wilkinson, T. J., & Nadarajah, V. D. (2022). Assuring equivalence of assessments across settings. In B. Malau-Aduli, R. Hays & C. van der Vleuten (Eds.), Understanding assessment in medical education through quality assurance. (pp. 190-216). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

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.

Chapter in Book - Research

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

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

Chapter in Book - Research

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].

Chapter in Book - Other

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.

Chapter in Book - Other

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.

Chapter in Book - Other

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.

Chapter in Book - Other

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.

Chapter in Book - Other

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.

Chapter in Book - Other

Carr, S. E., Wearn, A., Canny, B. J., Carmody, D., Balmer, D., Celenza, A., … Wilkinson, T. J. (2022). When the wheels fall off: Medical students' experiences of interrupted academic progression. Medical Teacher. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2055455

Journal - Research Article

Hanger, H. C., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2022). Low-impact (compliant) flooring and staff injuries. Disability & Rehabilitation, 44(7), 1136-1140. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1786174

Journal - Research Article

Hu, W. C. Y., Dillon, H. C. B., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2022). Educators as judges: Applying judicial decision-making principles to high-stakes education assessment decisions. Teaching & Learning in Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/10401334.2022.2038176

Journal - Research Article

Keelan, K., Wilkinson, T., Pitama, S., & Lacey, C. (2022). Exploring elderly Māori experiences of aged residential care using a kaupapa Māori research paradigm: Methodological considerations. AlterNative, 18(1), 67-74. doi: 10.1177/11771801221086323

Journal - Research Article

Abey-Nesbit, R., Schluter, P. J., Wilkinson, T. J., Thwaites, J. H., Berry, S. D., Allore, H., & Jamieson, H. A. (2021). Risk factors for injuries in New Zealand older adults with complex needs: A national population retrospective study. BMC Geriatrics, 21, 630. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02576-1

Journal - Research Article

Alamri, Y. A., Monasterio, E., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2021). Factors predictive of medical student involvement in research: Results from a New Zealand institution. Advances in Medical Education & Practice, 12, 183-187. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S284117

Journal - Research Article

Alamri, Y., Monasterio, E., Beckert, L., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2021). Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation as drivers for early engagement in research by medical students. Advances in Medical Education & Practice, 12, 189-194. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S295909

Journal - Research Article

Bothara, R. K., Tafuna'i, M., Wilkinson, T. J., Desrosiers, J., Jack, S., Pattemore, P. K., Walls, T., Sopoaga, F., Murdoch, D. R., & Miller, A. P. (2021). Global health classroom: Mixed methods evaluation of an interinstitutional model for reciprocal global health learning among Samoan and New Zealand medical students. Globalization & Health, 17, 99. doi: 10.1186/s12992-021-00755-8

Journal - Research Article

Heeneman, S., de Jong, L. H., Dawson, L. J., Wilkinson, T. J., Ryan, A., Tait, G. R., … van der Vleuten, C. P. M. (2021). Ottawa 2020 consensus statement for programmatic assessment 1: Agreement on the principles. Medical Teacher. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2021.1957088

Journal - Research Article

Landers, A., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2021). Spiralled palliative care curriculum aligned with international guidelines improves self-efficacy but not attitudes: Education intervention study. Advances in Medical Education & Practice, 12, 1531-1538. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S338697

Journal - Research Article

Mee, H. J., Hanger, H. C., Wilkinson, T., Beharry, J. M., & Wu, T. (2021). Anticoagulant-related intracranial haemorrhage: Time to anticoagulant reversal improving but still slower than thrombolysis for ischaemic stroke. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1529), 69-79. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Article

O'Brien, L., Wall, C. L., Wilkinson, T. J., & Gearry, R. B. (2021). What are the pearls and pitfalls of the dietary management for chronic diarrhoea? Nutrients, 13, 1393. doi: 10.3390/nu13051393

Journal - Research Article

Poole, P., Van Lier, D., Verstappen, A., Bagg, W., Connell, C. J. W., Nixon, G., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2021). How rural is rural? The relationship between rural background of medical students and their career location intentions. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29(3), 363-372. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12743

Journal - Research Article

Rudland, J. R., Jaye, C., Tweed, M., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2021). Relationships among perceived learning, challenge and affect in a clinical context. BMC Medical Education, 21(1), 169. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-02574-2

Journal - Research Article

Ryan, A. T., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2021). Rethinking assessment design: Evidence informed strategies to boost educational impact in the anatomical sciences. Anatomical Sciences Education, 13(3), 361-367. doi: 10.1002/ase.2075

Journal - Research Article

Torre, D., Rice, N. E., Ryan, A., Bok, H., Dawson, L. J., Bierer, B., Wilkinson, T. J., … van der Vleuten, C. (2021). Ottawa 2020 consensus statements for programmatic assessment 2: Implementation and practice. Medical Teacher. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0142159x.2021.1956681

Journal - Research Article

Tweed, M., & Wilkinson, T. (2021). Making accommodations for medical students' long-term conditions in assessments: An action research guided approach. Medical Teacher. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0142159x.2021.2004305

Journal - Research Article

Tweed, M., Desrosiers, J., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2021). Randomised controlled trial of students access to resources in an examination. Medical Education, 55, 951-960. doi: 10.1111/medu.14534

Journal - Research Article

Alamri, Y., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2020). Career outcomes of students of an intercalated MBChB/PhD: Experience from New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1508), 85-91. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Article

Ali, A., Anakin, M., Tweed, M. J., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2020). Towards a definition of distinction in professionalism. Teaching & Learning in Medicine, 32(2), 126-138. doi: 10.1080/10401334.2019.1705826

Journal - Research Article

Ellis, P. M., Wilkinson, T. J., & Hu, W. C.-Y. (2020). Differences between medical school and PGY1 learning outcomes: An explanation for new graduates not being “work ready”? Medical Teacher, 42(9), 1043-1050. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2020.1782865

Journal - Research Article

Lord, S., Moyes, S., Teh, R., Port, W., Muru-Lanning, M., Bacon, C. J., Wilkinson, T., & Kerse, N. (2020). Gait, cognition and falls over 5 years, and motoric cognitive risk in New Zealand octogenarians: Te Puāwaitanga o Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, LiLACS NZ. BMC Geriatrics, 20, 43. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-1420-8

Journal - Research Article

O'Brien, L., Skidmore, P., Wall, C., Wilkinson, T., Muir, J., Frampton, C., & Gearry, R. (2020). A low FODMAP diet is nutritionally adequate and therapeutically efficacious in community dwelling older adults with chronic diarrhoea. Nutrients, 12(10), 3002. doi: 10.3390/nu12103002

Journal - Research Article

Rudland, J. R., Golding, C., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2020). The stress paradox: How stress can be good for learning. Medical Education, 54(1), 40-45. doi: 10.1111/medu.13830

Journal - Research Article

Rudland, J., Tweed, M., Jaye, C., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2020). Medical student learner neglect in the clinical learning environment: Applying Glaser's theoretical model. Medical Education, 55(4), 471-477. doi: 10.1111/medu.14424

Journal - Research Article

Smith-Han, K., Collins, E., Asil, M., Gamble Blakey, A., Anderson, L., Berryman, E., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2020). Measuring exposure to bullying and harassment in health professional students in a clinical workplace environment: Evaluating the psychometric properties of the clinical workplace learning NAQ-R scale. Medical Teacher, 42(7), 813-821. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2020.1746249

Journal - Research Article

Tweed, M., Purdie, G., & Wilkinson, T. (2020). Defining and tracking medical student self-monitoring using multiple-choice question item certainty. BMC Medical Education, 20, 344. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02250-x

Journal - Research Article

van Schalkwyk, S., O'Brien, B. C., van der Vleuten, C., Wilkinson, T. J., Meyers, I., Schmutz, A. M. S., & Varpio, L. (2020). Exploring perspectives on health professions education scholarship units from sub-Saharan Africa. Perspectives on Medical Education, 9, 359-366. doi: 10.1007/s40037-020-00619-8

Journal - Research Article

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