Red X iconGreen tick iconYellow tick icon

Eileen Mckinlay imageProfessor, WITI Convenor

Background and Interests

Eileen McKinlay is a Professor and currently seconded as Director of the Centre for Interprofessional Education (IPE), Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago.

Interprofessional Education (IPE)

Interprofessional collaboration (good teamwork) in health care is known to lead to improved communication between the disciplines, reduced error and higher levels of patient and whanau satisfaction with health care services.

Research shows that students who have taken part in IPE are more likely to be teamwork ready at graduation. Eileen's role is to ensure health sciences students at Otago University have access to IPE learning activities throughout their training programmes. Her role includes directing the rural immersion IPE programmes at Tairāwhiti and Te Tai Poutini.

Research Activities

  • Interprofessional education research including a Swedish Research Council funded study involving Sweden, Norway, Australia and New Zealand
  • Diabetes prevention and management: primary health care and community initiatives
  • New models of primary health care including primary care pharmacy roles: an HRC funded study led by Victoria University Health Services Research Centre
  • Youth health care including sexual and reproductive health: Sally Rose PI
  • Arthritis care initiated in pharmacy: Ben Darlow PI

Supervision

Two PhD students (models of long term conditions care; kaiawhina workforce development)

Publications

Askerud, A., McKinlay, E., & Doolan-Noble, F. (2026). The canary in the coal mine: Inequitable healthcare for those living with multimorbidity in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1638), 106-112. doi: 10.26635/6965.7192 Journal - Research Other

Higson, M., McKinlay, E., & Morgan, S. (2026). Interprofessional education and radiation therapy: Establishing opportunities for student learning in the workplace. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Weaving Connection Nau te routou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. 389. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McKinlay, E., Myers, J., Gulliver, L., & Morgan, S. (2026). Preparing students for an interprofessional workforce: How does peer shadowing support student learning about interprofessional collaborative practice? Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Weaving Connection Nau te routou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. 19. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gray, B., & McKinlay, E. (2026). Workplace learning is not valued or sufficiently available. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Weaving Connection Nau te routou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. 786. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McKinlay, E., Brown, M., Beckingsale, L., & Doolan-Noble, F. (2026). Rural interprofessional education: Designing sustainable programmes. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Weaving Connection Nau te routou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. 69. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Back to top