Professor Ian Wilson

Professor Ian Wilson

CASUAL ACADEMIC,
School of Medicine

Personal

Qualifications

  • PhD University of Adelaide

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • School of Medicine

Contact

Email:I.Wilson@uws.edu.au
Extension:3678
Mobile:0406427263
Location:30.2.27
Campbelltown
Website:

Biography

Ian Wilson has had a long career in general practice working in armed services, inner city, rural and urban practice. Throughout this time he has maintained a strong interest in medical education, including two terms with the RACGP vocational training programs, and extensive involvement with the RACGP examination. This culminated in two years as Censor-in-Chief. In 1997 he commenced his PhD in general practice, focussing on the impact of mental illness on the health of other family members. He started work as a part-time senior lecturer with the School of Medicine at the University of Adelaide in 1999. This quickly became a full-time position and he was promoted to Associate Professor after completing his PhD in 2002. He left the University of Adelaide in 2005 to take up the position as foundation Professor of Medical Education in the new School of Medicine at the University of Western Sydney. He was the second academic appointed to the School and he had prime responsibility for developing and implementing the curriculum. Ian's philosophy has been to establish a Medical Education Unit that provides quality service to the medical course and is also a centre for high quality medical education research.

This information has been contributed by Professor Wilson.

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Narchal, R., Cowin, L., Wilson, I. and Harding, D. (2012), 'First of the First: Medical Students' reflections of personal growth', The International Journal of Learning, 12.
  • Wilson, I., Roberts, C., Flynn, E. and Griffin, B. (2012), 'Only the best: medical student selection in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 5.
  • Ash, J., Walters, L., Prideaux, D. and Wilson, I. (2012), 'The context of clinical teaching and learning in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 1.
  • Griffin, B. and Wilson, I. (2012), 'Faking good: self-enhancement in medical school applicants', Medical Education, 6.
  • Johnson, M., Cowin, L., Wilson, I. and Young, H. (2012), 'Professional identity and nursing: contemporary theoretical developments and future research challenges', International Nursing Review, 8.
  • Griffin, B. and Wilson, I. (2012), 'Faking good : self-enhancement in medical school applicants', Medical Education, 6.
  • Ash, J., Walters, L., Prideaux, D. and Wilson, I. (2012), 'The context of clinical teaching and learning in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 4.
  • Griffin, B. and Wilson, I. (2012), 'Associations between the Big Five personality factors and multiple mini-interviews', Advances in Health Sciences Education, 12.
  • Wilson, I., Roberts, C., Flynn, E. and Griffin, B. (2012), 'Only the best : medical student selection in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 5.
  • Wilson, I., Roberts, C., Flynn, E. and Griffin, B. (2012), 'Only the best : medical student selection in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 5.
  • Johnson, M., Cowin, L., Wilson, I. and Young, H. (2012), 'Professional identity and nursing : contemporary theoretical developments and future research challenges', International Nursing Review, 8.
  • Narchal, R., Cowin, L., Wilson, I. and Harding, D. (2012), 'First of the first : medical students' reflections of personal growth', The International Journal of Learning, 12.
  • Birden, H. and Wilson, I. (2012), 'Rural placements are effective for teaching medicine in Australia : evaluation of a cohort of students studying in rural placements', Rural and Remote Health, 13.
  • Jackman, K., Wilson, I., Seaton, M. and Craven, R. (2011), 'Big Fish in a Big Pond: A study of academic self concept in first year medical students', BMC Medical Education, .
  • Weaver, R. and Wilson, I. (2011), 'Australian medical students' perceptions of professionalism and ethics in medical television programs', BMC Medical Education, .
  • Wilson, I., Weaver, R. and Salamonson, Y. (2011), 'Changes in learning approaches in first-year medical students', Focus on Health Professional Education, 8.
  • Weaver, R., Peters, K., Koch, J. and Wilson, I. (2011), ''Part of the team': Professional identity and social exclusivity in medical students', Medical Education, 10.
  • Leahy, C., Peterson, R., Wilson, I., Newbury, J., Tonkin, A. and Turnbull, D. (2010), 'Distress levels and self-reported treatment rates for medicine, law, psychology and mechanical engineering teritary students: cross sectional study.', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 8.
  • Griffin, B. and Wilson, I. (2010), 'Interviewer bias in medical student selection', Medical Journal of Australia, 4.
  • Wilson, I. and Harding, D. (2009), 'I will only work from 2.00 to 5.00...', Medical Education, 2.
  • Salamonson, Y., Everett, B., Koch, J., Wilson, I. and Davidson, P. (2009), 'Learning strategies of first year nursing and medical students: A comparative study', International Journal of Nursing Studies, 7.
  • Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Andrews, J., Moulding, N., Wilson, I. and Holtmann, G. (2009), 'Psycho-gastroenterology: A call for psychological input in Australian gastroenterology clinics', Internal Medicine Journal, 4.
  • Wilson, I., Harding, D., Yeomans, N. and Griffin, B. (2009), 'Lack of biases in the MMI', Medical teacher, 1.
  • Page, S., Birden, H., Hudson, N., Thistlethwaite, J., Roberts, C., Wilson, I., Bushnell, J. and Yeomans, N. (2008), 'Medical schools can cooperate: a new joint venture to provide medical education in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales', Medical Journal of Australia, 3.
  • Draper, B., Pfaff, J., Pirkis, J., Snowdon, J., Lautenschlager, N., Wilson, I. and Almeida, O. (2008), 'Long-Term Effects of Childhood Abuse on the Quality of Life and Health of Older People: Results from the DEPS-GP Project', Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 10.
  • Wilson, I. (2008), 'Combining assessment scores - a variable feast', Medical Teacher, 3.
  • Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Holtmann, G. and Andrews, J. (2008), 'Does psychological status influence clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other chronic gastroenterological diseases: An observational cohort prospective study', BioPsychoSocial Medicine, 9.
  • Griffin, B., Harding, D., Wilson, I. and Yeomans, N. (2008), 'Does practice make perfect? The effect of coaching and retesting on selection tests used for admission to an Australian medical school', The Medical Journal of Australia, 4.
  • Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Andrews, J. and Holtman, G. (2008), 'Psychological comorbidity and complexity of gastrointestinal symptoms in clinically diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome patients', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 7.
  • Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Andrews, J., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Harley, H., Hetzel, D. and Holtman, G. (2008), 'Psychological problems in gastroenterology outpatients: A South Australian experience', Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, .
  • Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Andrews, J. and Holtmann, G. (2007), 'Controversies Surrounding the Comorbidity of Depression and Anxiety in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Literature Review', Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 10.
  • Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Andrews, J. and Holtmann, G. (2007), 'It doesn't do any harm but patients feel better: a qualitative exploratory study on gastroenterologists' perspectives on the role of antidepressants in inflammatory bowel disease', BMC Gastroenterology, 6.
  • Jones, A., Wilson, I. and Keefe, D. (2007), 'Developing a process of continuous quality improvement in medical school assessment processes: lessons from one school', Focus on Health Professional Education, 8.
  • Mikoca-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Andrews, J. and Holtmann, G. (2006), 'Antidepressants and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review', Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, .
  • Sved Williams, A., Dodding, J., Wilson, I., Fuller, J. and Wade, V. (2006), 'Consultation-liaison to General Practitioners coming of age: the South Australian psychiatrists' experience', Australasian Psychiatry, 6.
  • Mitchell, P., Ball, J., Best, J., Gould, B., Wilson, I., Malhi, G. and Riley, G. (2006), 'The management of bipolar disorder in general practice', Medical Journal of Australia, 5.
  • Opolski, M. and Wilson, I. (2005), 'Asthma and depression: a pragmatic review of the literature and recommendations for future research', Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, .
  • Lyndon, B., Rowe, L., Fraser, A., Efron, D., Walter, G., Wilson, I., Newman, L. and Silove, N. (2005), 'Clinical guidance on the use of antidepressant medications in children and adolescents', Australian Family Physician, 2.
  • Churven, P., Wilson, I. and Crago, H. (2005), 'David Reiss's The Relationship Code', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 4.
  • Wilson, I. (2005), 'Screening for social anxiety disorder in first year university students--a pilot study.', Australian family physician., 2.
  • Wilson, I. (2004), 'A pilot study to validate modification of the Duke University Severity of Illness scale to measure a family's burden of illness', Family Practice, 4.
  • Wilson, I. and Howell, C. (2004), 'Small group peer support for GPs treating mental health problems.', Australian family physician, 3.
  • Wilson, I., Duszynski, K. and Manta, A. (2003), 'A 5-year follow-up of general practice patients experiencing depression', Family Practice, 5.
  • Wilson, I. (2003), 'Australian Sentinel Practice Research Network.', Communicable diseases intelligence, 2.
  • Gauvin, C. and Wilson, I. (2002), 'Post-traumatic stress disorder in a group of Australian general practices.', Australian family physician, 3.
  • Wilson, I. (2001), 'Helping families of patients with a mental illness', Australian Family Physician, .

Conference Papers

  • Evans, H., Teo, S., Dadich, A. and Wilson, I. (2011), 'Occupational stress and intention to quit of general practitioners: An extension of the job-demand resource model', 25th ANZAM (Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management) Conference, Wellington, NZ.
  • Griffin, B., Harding, D., Wilson, I. and Yeomans, N. (2007), 'Medical Student Selection: Validity Issues in a High Stakes Context', 7th Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Adelaide.

Research

Current Projects

Title:Keeping Pace: A Critical Longitudinal Analysis of the Psychosocial Determinants of Seeding Success in Educating Home-Grown Doctors for Regional Communities
Years:2009-01-01 - 2013-06-30
ID:P0016039
UWS Researchers:Rhonda Craven, Ian Wilson and Alexander Yeung
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Title:A study investigating the feasibility of implementing a national approach to child and family health services
Years:2010-08-09 - 2013-09-30
ID:P00017130
UWS Researchers:Virginia Schmied and Ian Wilson
Funding:
  • Australian Practice Nurses Association
  • Alan Michael Fasher
  • Australian College of Midwives
  • Australian Association of Maternal Child and Family Health Nurses
  • Department of Health QLD
  • Northern Territory of Australia
  • Community Services, Department of Human Services
  • Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
  • Australian General Practice Network
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (VIC)
  • WA Department of Health

Previous Projects

Title:The Clinical Skills Assessment Tool (CSAT): Determination of psychometric properties
Years:2008-08-01 - 2012-12-31
ID:P00016119
UWS Researchers:Ian Wilson
Funding:
  • NSW Psychologists Registration Board
Title:Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder: A critical analysis elucidating constructs that influence parental acceptance/rejection of diagnosis and response
Years:2009-01-01 - 2012-06-30
ID:P00016166
UWS Researchers:Rhonda Craven, Alexander Yeung and Ian Wilson
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Title:Boys [and girls] in white updated: Revisiting Becker et al.'s classic study with Australian allied health students
Years:2011-09-13 - 2013-03-30
ID:P00020426
UWS Researchers:Rebecca Olson and Ian Wilson
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:UMAT longitudinal research scoping exercise
Years:2011-01-27 - 2011-09-30
ID:P00020057
UWS Researchers:Ian Wilson
Funding:
  • Australian Council for Educational Research
Title:Threats to the Validity and Reputation of the UMAT
Years:2009-09-01 - 2013-03-30
ID:P00017022
UWS Researchers:Ian Wilson and Barbara Griffin
Funding:
  • Australian Council for Educational Research
Title:Interprofessional Assessment of Clinical Skills: Comparing Expert Judgements from Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.
Years:2010-11-02 - 2012-06-30
ID:P00019248
UWS Researchers:Wendy Hu and Ian Wilson
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

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