Overview
Background
Emerita Professor Diann (Di) Eley is the former Director of MD Student Research and Director of Research Training in the Faculty of Medicine. Currently Chair of the UQ Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC B) and associate editor of the journal, Focus on Health Professional Education (FoHPE).
Research career began with 20 years as a bench scientist in bio-medical laboratories in Kenya and the UK. Academic career began in 2000, receiving a PhD in health psychology from University of Bristol. Moved to the School of Medicine at UQ in 2003.
Primary research focus is research training and rural health workforce. Developed and implemented the Clinician-Scientist Track (MD-PhD and MD-MPhil) in the UQ Medical School.
Over 150 peer reviewed journal publications and received UQ and national awards for programs that enhance learning.
- 2015: The University of Queensland Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- 2015: The University of Queensland Award for Excellence in Leadership
- 2014: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Senior Teaching Excellence Award
- 2014: Dean’s Award for Innovation in Curriculum Development. School of Medicine
- 2013: The University of Queensland Faculty of Health Sciences Award for Teaching Excellence.
- 2006: National Carrick Award for Australian University Teaching – Innovation in curricula,
- 2005: The University of Queensland Awards for Enhancement of Student Learning
Availability
- Emerita Professor Di Eley is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, Western Michigan University
- Masters (Research) of Science, University of Florida
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Bristol
- Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy
Research interests
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Medical education and research training
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Clinician-Scientist training
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Personality and behaviour around well being
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Research ethics
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Personality and career choice
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Rural workforce training and education
Works
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Featured
2023
Journal Article
Ten years of a trans-Pacific medical education partnership—Training globally to serve locally
Denton, G. Dodd, Seoane, Leonardo and Eley, Diann S. (2023). Ten years of a trans-Pacific medical education partnership—Training globally to serve locally. Ochsner Journal, 23 (4), 296-303. doi: 10.31486/toj.23.0081
Featured
2023
Journal Article
A paradigm shift from international to transnational medical education
Patel, Dhaval, Mullen, Michael and Eley, Diann S. (2023). A paradigm shift from international to transnational medical education. Medical Science Educator, 33 (5), 1227-1230. doi: 10.1007/s40670-023-01843-7
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2023
Journal Article
Temperament and character in an Australian sample: examining cross-sectional associations of personality with age, sex, and satisfaction with life
Eley, Diann S., Bansal, Vikas, Cloninger, C. Robert and Leung, Janni (2023). Temperament and character in an Australian sample: examining cross-sectional associations of personality with age, sex, and satisfaction with life. PeerJ, 11 e15342, e15342. doi: 10.7717/peerj.15342
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2023
Journal Article
Medical student mental health–the intransigent global dilemma: contributors and potential solutions
Eley, Diann S. and Slavin, Stuart J. (2023). Medical student mental health–the intransigent global dilemma: contributors and potential solutions. Medical Teacher, 46 (2), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/0142159x.2023.2279909
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2023
Journal Article
Perspectives on medical education in an increasingly globalized society: recognizing and embracing our diversity
Eley, Diann S., Cortes, Claudio, Arja, Sateesh, Villafuerte, Francisco Raúl Barroso, Khan, Yawar Hayat, Grannum, Joseph and Jia, Zhimin (2023). Perspectives on medical education in an increasingly globalized society: recognizing and embracing our diversity. Medical Science Educator, 33 (1), 247-254. doi: 10.1007/s40670-022-01705-8
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2022
Journal Article
A longitudinal cohort study observed increasing perfectionism and declining resilience, ambiguity tolerance and calling during medical school which is not explained by student personality
Eley, Diann S., Leung, Janni and Cloninger, Kevin M. (2022). A longitudinal cohort study observed increasing perfectionism and declining resilience, ambiguity tolerance and calling during medical school which is not explained by student personality. BMC Medical Education, 22 (1) 784, 784. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03850-5
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2022
Journal Article
Educating future clinician academics: the role of medical schools
Eley, Diann S., Hu, Wendy and Talley, Nicholas J. (2022). Educating future clinician academics: the role of medical schools. Medical Journal of Australia, 217 (1), 16-19. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51596
2022
Journal Article
Understanding the well‐being of dentistry students
Stormon, Nicole, Sexton, Christopher, Ford, Pauline J. and Eley, Diann S. (2022). Understanding the well‐being of dentistry students. European Journal of Dental Education, 26 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1111/eje.12666
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2021
Journal Article
Sustainable rural physician training: leadership in a fragile environment
Selvey, Linda A., Boyle, Frances M., Dettrick, Zoe, Ostini, Remo and Eley, Diann S. (2021). Sustainable rural physician training: leadership in a fragile environment. Medical Journal of Australia, 215 ( S1), S20-S28. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51122
Featured
2020
Journal Article
Is Australia's clinician scientist capacity appropriate for addressing the next pandemic?
Eley, Diann S., O'Leary, Shaun P., Young, Adrienne and Buttrum, Peter (2020). Is Australia's clinician scientist capacity appropriate for addressing the next pandemic?. Australian Health Review, 45 (3), 308-310. doi: 10.1071/AH20192
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2020
Journal Article
Perfectionism as a mediator of psychological distress: implications for addressing underlying vulnerabilities to the mental health of medical students
Eley, Diann S., Bansal, Vikas and Leung, Janni (2020). Perfectionism as a mediator of psychological distress: implications for addressing underlying vulnerabilities to the mental health of medical students. Medical Teacher, 42 (11), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/0142159x.2020.1805101
Featured
2019
Journal Article
Why is it so hard to consider personal qualities when selecting medical students?
Powis, David, Munro, Don, Bore, Miles and Eley, Diann (2019). Why is it so hard to consider personal qualities when selecting medical students?. Medical Teacher, 42 (4), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/0142159x.2019.1703919
Featured
2019
Journal Article
The personalities of most medical students are suited to rural practice: implications for rural education program recruitment
Eley, Diann S., Cloninger, C. Robert, Power, David V. and Brooks, Kathleen Dwyer (2019). The personalities of most medical students are suited to rural practice: implications for rural education program recruitment. Medical Teacher, 41 (10), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/0142159x.2019.1623388
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2019
Journal Article
Temperament and character profiles of medical students associated with tolerance of ambiguity and perfectionism
Leung, Janni, Cloninger, C. Robert, Hong, Barry A., Cloninger, Kevin M. and Eley, Diann S. (2019). Temperament and character profiles of medical students associated with tolerance of ambiguity and perfectionism. PeerJ, 7 (6) 7:e7109, e7109. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7109
Featured
2018
Journal Article
The clinician-scientist track: an approach addressing Australia’s need for a pathway to train its future clinical academic workforce
Eley, Diann S. (2018). The clinician-scientist track: an approach addressing Australia’s need for a pathway to train its future clinical academic workforce. BMC Medical Education, 18 (1) 227, 227. doi: 10.1186/s12909-018-1337-5
2018
Journal Article
DREEM-ing of dentistry: students' perception of the academic learning environment in Australia
Stormon, Nicole, Ford, Pauline J and Eley, Diann S (2018). DREEM-ing of dentistry: students' perception of the academic learning environment in Australia. European Journal of Dental Education, 23 (1), 35-41. doi: 10.1111/eje.12384
Featured
2017
Journal Article
What will it take? Pathways, time and funding: Australian medical students' perspective on clinician-scientist training
Eley, Diann S., Jensen, Charmaine, Thomas, Ranjeny and Benham, Helen (2017). What will it take? Pathways, time and funding: Australian medical students' perspective on clinician-scientist training. BMC Medical Education, 14 (242) 242, 242. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-1081-2
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2017
Journal Article
Tolerance of ambiguity, perfectionism and resilience are associated with personality profiles of medical students oriented to rural practice
Eley, Diann S., Leung, Janni K., Campbell, Narelle and Cloninger, C. Robert (2017). Tolerance of ambiguity, perfectionism and resilience are associated with personality profiles of medical students oriented to rural practice. Medical Teacher, 39 (5), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2017.1297530
Featured
2016
Journal Article
From medical student to clinician-scientist: where is the pathway in Australia?
Eley, D. S. and Benham, H. (2016). From medical student to clinician-scientist: where is the pathway in Australia?. Internal Medicine Journal, 46 (12), 1449-1452. doi: 10.1111/imj.13277
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2016
Journal Article
Identifying the dominant personality profiles in medical students: implications for their well-being and resilience
Eley, Diann S., Leung, Janni, Hong, Barry A., Cloninger, Kevin M. and Cloninger, C. Robert (2016). Identifying the dominant personality profiles in medical students: implications for their well-being and resilience. PLoS One, 11 (8) e0160028, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160028
Funding
Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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Training Tommorrows Doctors Longitudnal Medical Education Study
The Training Tomorrow’s Doctors (TTD): Longitudinal Medical Education Study began in 2010 as an initiative of the then, UQ School of Medicine for the broad purpose of undertaking evidence based medical education evaluation and research with UQ medical students both retrospectively and prospectively. The project aims are to develop and maintain a longitudinal database of information academic and personal characteristics medical students that will be used to review the quality of and lead to improvements in the medical program delivered at UQ. The TTD study represents a suite of inter-related projects that will contribute to the Medical School's understanding of how medical students are selected and trained, how they progress through the medical course, and how they transition into professional clinical practice. The TTD also aims to contribute to the broader literature concerned with enhancing the mental well-being of medical students and junior doctors. The objective is to equip our students with the knowledge and self-awareness to help them to lead productive and healthy lives, and in doing so, be appropriate role models for their patients.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Emotions in Medicine
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Growing the Rural Medical Workforce Pipeline
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew McGrail
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Doctor Philosophy
Sustainable career pathways for clinician-scientists in Australian public health
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adrienne Young, Professor Shaun O'Leary
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Enacting Pasin as storying as research: Ways of rethinking the health workers' curriculum in Papua New Guinea
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kelly Matthews
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Interactions and experiences of doctors with the public health sector Human Resource Management (HRM) systems in two Indian states
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan, Associate Professor Yibeltal Alemu
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Unpacking Affective Learning: A Longitudinal, Qualitative Study Exploring How Junior Doctors Learn To Be Compassionate Through Practice.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Malcolm Parker, Dr Emma Bartle
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2016
Master Philosophy
Smoking cessation promotion in the pediatric clinic: Increasing pediatrician's rate of screening for second hand smoke exposure, counseling caregivers to stop smoking and referring caregivers to smoking cessation programs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Steve Kisely
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Nurse-led chronic disease management in general practice: a mixed methods evaluation of the impact on patients¿ health
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- reseach training
- resilience
- rural health workforce
- well-being
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