Associate Professor Hamish Wilson
| Position | Associate Professor |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of General Practice and Rural Health (Dunedin) |
| Qualifications | MB ChB MGP(Dist)(Otago) DipObst(Auck) MRNZCGP |
| Research summary | Health and wellbeing of students and doctors, community based learning, reflective practice, professional development, undergraduate medical education, patient safety, inter-professional practice, somatisation disorder, and the role of Balint groups. |
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| Clinical | Dr Wilson works part-time in primary care at the Urgent Doctors Clinic in Dunedin. |
Additional details
Short biography
Dr Hamish Wilson graduated from the University of Otago in 1978. He worked as a solo GP in Christchurch in the 1980s before taking up a part-time Senior Lecturer position in the Department of General Practice in 1996. He runs postgraduate courses for GPs and since 2008, he has helped to revise the Early Learning in Medicine programme for Year 2/3 students, convening the innovative Healthcare in the Community programme (HIC).
With Dr Wayne Cunningham, he recently published Being a Doctor: Understanding Medical Practice (University of Otago Press, 2013), a textbook that addresses the gap between medical theory and the reality of clinical practice. He has also researched and published on the doctor patient relationship, role modelling, complaints, and patients' experiences of health care. During his research and study leave in 2013, he travelled to Canada, USA and the UK to explore undergraduate curricula that address the health and wellbeing of medical students. He is married to Annette, has two adult children, and lives in Dunedin.
Publications
Gilbert-Obrart, A., & Wilson, H. (2022). First experiences of the dying patient: Student essays from Australia. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00912174221105841
Wilson, H. (2022). Anticipating a side effect makes it more likely you'll experience it: This could contribute to vaccine hesitancy. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/anticipating-a-side-effect-makes-it-more-likely-youll-experience-it-this-could-contribute-to-vaccine-hesitancy-180331
Warmington, S., Johansen, M.-L., & Wilson, H. (2022). Identity construction in medical student stories about experiences of disgust in early nursing home placements: A dialogical narrative analysis. BMJ Open, 12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051900
Wilson, H., & Gilbert-Obrart, A. (2021). Into the darkness: Medical student essays on first experiences of the dying patient. Journal of Primary Health Care, 13(4), 293-295. doi: 10.1071/HC19568
Wilson, H., & Hawken, S. J. (2021). The doctor-patient relationship. In K. A. Morris (Ed.), Cole's medical practice in New Zealand. (14th ed.) (pp. 7-22). Wellington, New Zealand: Medical Council of New Zealand.
Wilson, H., & Cunningham, W. (2013). Being a doctor: Understanding medical practice. Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press, 276p.
Authored Book - Research
Wilson, H., & Hawken, S. J. (2021). The doctor-patient relationship. In K. A. Morris (Ed.), Cole's medical practice in New Zealand. (14th ed.) (pp. 7-22). Wellington, New Zealand: Medical Council of New Zealand.
Chapter in Book - Other
Hawken, S. J., & Wilson, H. (2017). The doctor-patient relationship. In K. A. Morris (Ed.), Cole's medical practice in New Zealand. (13th ed.) (pp. 66-80). Wellington, New Zealand: Medical Council of New Zealand.
Chapter in Book - Other
Hawkins, S. J., & Wilson, H. (2013). The doctor patient relationship. In I. St George (Ed.), Cole's medical practice in New Zealand. (12th ed.) (pp. 36-43). Wellington, New Zealand: Medical Council of New Zealand.
Chapter in Book - Other
Warmington, S., Johansen, M.-L., & Wilson, H. (2022). Identity construction in medical student stories about experiences of disgust in early nursing home placements: A dialogical narrative analysis. BMJ Open, 12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051900
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, H., Warmington, S., & Johansen, M.-L. (2019). Experience-based learning: Junior medical students' reflections on end-of-life care. Medical Education, 53, 687-697. doi: 10.1111/medu.13907
Journal - Research Article
Mandic, S., Wilson, H., Clark-Grill, M., & O'Neill, D. (2018). A physical activity learning module improves medical students’ skills and confidence for advising patients about physical activity. Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 7(1), 31-38. doi: 10.26773/mjssm.180304
Journal - Research Article
Mandic, S., Wilson, H., Clark-Grill, M., & O'Neill, D. (2017). Medical students' awareness of the links between physical activity and health. Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 6(2), 5-12.
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, H., & Chambers, S. (2015). How do junior medical students learn about the doctor patient relationship? International Journal of Whole Person Care, 2(2). doi: 10.26443/ijwpc.v2i2.97
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, W., & Wilson, H. (2011). Complaints, shame and defensive medicine. BMJ Quality & Safety, 20(5), 449-452. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs.2011.051722
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, W., & Wilson, H. (2011). Republished original viewpoint: Complaints, shame and defensive medicine. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 87(1034), 837-840. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2011.051722rep
Journal - Research Article
Egnew, T. R., & Wilson, H. J. (2011). Role modeling the doctor-patient relationship in the clinical curriculum. Family Medicine, 43(2), 99-105.
Journal - Research Article
Egnew, T. R., & Wilson, H. J. (2010). Faculty and medical students' perceptions of teaching and learning about the doctor-patient relationship. Patient Education & Counseling, 79, 199-206. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.08.012
Journal - Research Article
Perez, D., Rudland, J. R., Wilson, H., Roberton, G., Gerrard, D., & Wheatley, A. (2009). The revised 'Early Learning in Medicine' curriculum at the University of Otago: Focusing on students, patients, and community. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1292). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1292/3540/content.pdf
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, H. J., & Ayers, K. M. S. (2004). Using significant event analysis in dental and medical education. Journal of Dental Education, 68(4), 446-453.
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Cunningham, W. K., & Wilson, H. J. (2003). Shame, guilt and the medical practitioner [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 116(1183). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/116-1183/629/content.pdf
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Jaye, C., & Wilson, H. J. (2003). When general practitioners become patients. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness & Medicine, 7(2), 201-225.
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Wilson, H. J. (2001). Competing ideologies in substance abuse treatment. New Zealand Bioethics Journal, 2(3), 29-32.
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Wilson, H. J. (2000). An integrated approach to consultation training using professional actors as simulated patients. Medical Teacher, 22(4), 370-379.
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Wilson, H. J. (2000). Self-care for GPs: The role of supervision. New Zealand Family Physician, 27(5), 51-57.
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Wilson, H. J. (2000). The myth of objectivity: Is medicine moving towards a social constructivist medical paradigm? Family Practice, 17, 203-209.
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Wilson, H. J. (1995). Listening for the story. New Zealand Family Physician, 22, 2-6.
Journal - Research Article
Gilbert-Obrart, A., & Wilson, H. (2022). First experiences of the dying patient: Student essays from Australia. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00912174221105841
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, H. (2022). Anticipating a side effect makes it more likely you'll experience it: This could contribute to vaccine hesitancy. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/anticipating-a-side-effect-makes-it-more-likely-youll-experience-it-this-could-contribute-to-vaccine-hesitancy-180331
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, H., & Gilbert-Obrart, A. (2021). Into the darkness: Medical student essays on first experiences of the dying patient. Journal of Primary Health Care, 13(4), 293-295. doi: 10.1071/HC19568
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, H. (2020). Critical reflection in medical training and the biomedical worldview. Medical Education, 54(4), 281-283. doi: 10.1111/medu.14077
Journal - Research Other
Dunbar, J., & Wilson, H. (2019). Emerging models for successful treatment of complex regional pain syndrome in children and young adults. Journal of Primary Health Care, 11(3), 283-287. doi: 10.1071/hc19025
Journal - Research Other
Crampton, P., Wilkinson, T., Anderson, L., Walthert, S., & Wilson, H. (2015). Bullying in health care settings: Time for a whole-of-system response. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1424). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, H. (2015). Challenges in the doctor–patient relationship: 12 tips for more effective peer group discussion. Journal of Primary Health Care, 7(3), 260-263. [Commentary].
Journal - Research Other
Mann, B., & Wilson, H. (2013). Diagnosing somatisation in adults in the first consultation: Moving beyond diagnosis by exclusion. British Journal of General Practice, 63(616), 607-608. doi: 10.3399/bjgp13X674602
Journal - Research Other
Sweet, G. S., & Wilson, H. J. (2011). A patient's experience of ward rounds [Reflective practice]. Patient Education & Counseling, 84(2), 150-151. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.08.016
Journal - Research Other
Wearn, A., Wilson, H., Hawken, S. J., Child, S., & Mitchell, C. J. (2010). In search of professionalism: Implications for medical education [Special series]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1314). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1314/4116/content.pdf
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, H. (2006). Public and institutional responses to the 'missed' diagnosis in New Zealand [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1239). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1239/2105/content.pdf
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, H. (2005). Co-locating primary care facilities within emergency departments: Brilliant innovation or unwelcome intervention into clinical care? [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1221). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1221/1633/content.pdf
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, H. (2005). Complaints, hindsight bias, and the short-circuit of grief into grievance. New Zealand Family Physician, 32(5), 344-347.
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Wilson, H. (2005). Reflecting on the 'difficult' patient [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1212). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1212/1384/content.pdf
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