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
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.
Publications
New Zealand MSOD Steering Group, including Wilkinson, T., Salkeld, A., Rudland, J., & Hyland, F. (2022). National report on doctors five years after graduating from New Zealand medical schools in 2012-2016. (pp. 1-35). MSOD Project. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/NZMSOD
Wilkinson, T. (2022). Turning those ideas into scholarship [Plenary]. In M. Anakin, R. Bird, N. Flack, Q. Liu, J. McCallum-Loudeac & T. McLennan (Eds.), Proceedings of the Sciences Education and Health Professions Education Symposium. (pp. 26). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. [Abstract]
Rennie, S. C., Anderson, L., Merry, A. F., Pitama, S., Reid, P., Snelling, J., Walker, S., Wilkinson, T., & Bagg, W. (2022). Medical students and informed consent: Response to "Consent for teaching". New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1566), 100-102. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Batt, A. M., Tavares, W., Horsley, T., Rich, J. V., Williams, B., and the CONFERD-HP Collaborators, including Wilkinson, T. (2022). CONFERD-HP: Recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEworRk Development in health professions. British Journal of Surgery. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac394
O'Brien, L., Wall, C., Wilkinson, T. J., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). Chronic diarrhoea in older adults and the role of dietary interventions. Nutrition & Healthy Aging, 7, 39-50. doi: 10.3233/NHA-220152
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
Batt, A. M., Tavares, W., Horsley, T., Rich, J. V., Williams, B., and the CONFERD-HP Collaborators, including Wilkinson, T. (2022). CONFERD-HP: Recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEworRk Development in health professions. British Journal of Surgery. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac394
Journal - Research Article
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
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
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
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
Journal - Research Article
O'Brien, L., Wall, C., Wilkinson, T. J., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). Chronic diarrhoea in older adults and the role of dietary interventions. Nutrition & Healthy Aging, 7, 39-50. doi: 10.3233/NHA-220152
Journal - Research Article
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
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
Keelan, K., Pitama, S., Wilkinson, T., & Lacey, C. (2021). Indigenous peoples’ experiences and preferences in aged residential care: A systematic review. AlterNative, 17(2), 175-182. doi: 10.1177/11771801211004773
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