Ian Wilson has a background in general practice with a major focus on mental health issues in primary care. He has had a long history in medical education and for the last seven years he has worked fulltime in medical education, first as Professor of Medical Education while setting up the medical school at the University of Western Sydney and more recently as Associate Dean Learning and Teaching at the University of Wollongong. His research interests are student selection, student edevelopment and education in rural environments.
Medical Education
Associations between the big five personality factors and multiple mini-interviews (with Barbara Griffin), Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (2012)
Given the accumulating evidence that performance in medical school and beyond is related to personality,...
Faking good: self enhancement in medical school applicants (with Barbara Griffin), Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (2012)
OBJECTIVES The problem of dissimulation by applicants when self-report tests of personality are used for...
Only the best: medical student selection in Australia (with Chris Roberts, Eleanor M. Flynn, and Barbara Griffin), Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (2012)
Over the past two decades there has been a significant change in the way Australian...
The context of clinical teaching and learning in Australia: towards a reconstruction of the relationship between medical schools and health services (with Julie K. Ash, Lucie K. Walters, and David J. Prideaux), Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (2012)
• Gaining clinical experience for an extended period of time in teaching hospitals is one...
Australian medical students' perceptions of professionalism and ethics in medical television programs (with Roslyn Weaver), Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (2011)
Background: Medical television programs offer students fictional representations of their chosen career. This study aimed...
Primary care mental health
Psychogastroenterology: a call for psychological input in Australian gastroenterology clinics (with Antonina A. Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Jane M. Andrews, Nicole T. Moulding, and Gerald J. Holtmann), Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (2009)
Gastroenterologists should be able to refer patients directly to psychologists with full Medicare reimbursement. Psychological...
Does psychological status influence clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other chronic gastroenterological diseases: an observational cohort prospective study (with Antonina A. Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole T. Moulding, Gerald J. Holtmann, and Jane M. Andrews), Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (2008)
Background: Whether there is a temporal relationship between psychological problems and clinical outcomes in patients...
Long-term effects of childhood abuse on the quality of life and health of older people: results from the depression and early prevention of suicide in general practice project (with Brian Draper, Jon Pfaff, Jane Pirkis, John Snowdon, Nicola Lautenschlager, and Osvaldo P. Almeida), Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (2008)
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether childhood physical and sexual abuse are associated with poor mental and...
Psychological comorbidity and complexity of gastrointestinal symptoms in clinically diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome patients (with Antonina A. Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole T. Moulding, Jane M. Andrews, and Gerald J. Holtmann), Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (2008)
Background and Aim: The prevalence of psychological disorders is high in patients with irritable bowel...
Psychological problems in gastroenterology outpatients: A South Australian experience. Psychological co-morbidity in IBD, IBS and hepatitis C (with Antonina A. Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Jane M. Andrews, Nicole T. Moulding, Hugh AJ Harley, David J. Hetzel, and Gerald J. Holtmann), Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (2008)
Background: In independent studies, IBD, IBS and HCV have each been associated with a substantially...
General Practice / Family Medicine
General practitioners' views on patient care research. (with B B. Mcgrath, G G. Russell, C C. Bridges-Webb, and C C. Hogan), Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (2000)
BACKGROUND: Little research has been undertaken into the factors affecting recruitment by Australian general practitioners...
Searching the literature - a beginners' guide, Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (1998)
A number of questions will arise as you develop a research question. Has the question...