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Tim WilkinsonDeputy Dean, University of Otago, Christchurch

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

Office of the Dean
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345
Christchurch
New Zealand

Email tim.wilkinson@otago.ac.nz

Current roles

  • Acting Dean, Otago Medical School
  • 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

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

Publications

O'Brien, L., Wilkinson, T. J., Frampton, C., Gearry, R. B., & Wall, C. (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the dietary fibre menu provision and consumption for older adults living in residential care facilities. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.05.026 Journal - Research Article

Hays, R. B., Wilkinson, T., Green-Thompson, L., McCrorie, P., Bollela, V., Nadarajah, V. D., … Nadkar, A. A. (2024). Managing assessment during curriculum change: Ottawa consensus statement. Medical Teacher. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0142159x.2024.2350522 Journal - Research Article

O'Leary, C. E. T., Wilkinson, T. J., & Hanger, H. C. (2024). A comparison of changes in drug burden index between older inpatients who fell and people who have not fallen: A case-control study. Australasian Journal on Ageing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13333 Journal - Research Article

Townsley, H., Sumner, B., O'Neill, A., Kenwright, D., Wilkinson, T., & Grainger, R. (2024). Student perspectives on health informatics in a medical curriculum: A case study. Focus on Health Professional Education, 25(1), 17-36. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v25i1.764 Journal - Research Other

Wilkinson, T., Tweed, M., Ajjawi, R., Tavares, W., Pearce, J., Rothnie, I., … Haq, I. (2024). "Double think or brave new world”: Can programmatic assessment and certifying examinations exist in the same educational reality? Cross walking paradigms and practicalities of clinical competence certification to transform assessment practices. Proceedings of the Ottawa Conference. 558. Retrieved from https://ottawa2024.au/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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