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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2010
Journal Article
The reported benefits of telehealth for rural Australians
Moffatt, Jennifer J. and Eley, Diann S. (2010). The reported benefits of telehealth for rural Australians. Australian Health Review, 34 (3), 276-281. doi: 10.1071/AH09794
2010
Conference Publication
Comparing temperament and character traits in Australian doctors and nurses
Eley, Diann (2010). Comparing temperament and character traits in Australian doctors and nurses. 2010 Annual APA Convention, San Diego CA, U.S.A., 12-15 August 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Research roadmap for rural GPs
Eley, Diann (2010). Research roadmap for rural GPs. Rural Medicine Australia 2010 scientific forum and rural doctors’ conference (RMA 2010), Hobart, Tas., Australia, 22-24 October 2010. Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM); Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA).
2009
Journal Article
The ethical rap
Eley, Diann S. (2009). The ethical rap. Medical Journal of Australia, 191 (11/12), 647-647. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb03364.x
2009
Journal Article
The country doctor
Eley, D. S. (2009). The country doctor. Rural Pulse, 32-32.
2009
Journal Article
The academic rap
Eley, Diann S. (2009). The academic rap. Medical Teacher, 32 (6), 539-539. doi: 10.3109/01421590903389116
2009
Journal Article
The Rural Clinical School Tracking Project: More IS better - Confirming factors that influence early career entry into the rural medical workforce
Eley, Diann, Baker, Peter and Chater, Bruce (2009). The Rural Clinical School Tracking Project: More IS better - Confirming factors that influence early career entry into the rural medical workforce. Medical Teacher, 31 (10), e454-e459. doi: 10.3109/01421590902850857
2009
Journal Article
Accommodation needs for carers of and adults with intellectual disability in regional Australia: Their hopes for and perceptions of the future
Eley, Diann, Boyes, J., Young, Janet L. and Hegney, Desley G. (2009). Accommodation needs for carers of and adults with intellectual disability in regional Australia: Their hopes for and perceptions of the future. Rural and Remote Health, 9 (x), xx-xx. doi: 10.22605/rrh1239
2009
Journal Article
How do rural GPs manage their inactive and overweight patients? A pilot study of rural GPs in Queensland
Eley, Diann S. and Eley, Robert M. (2009). How do rural GPs manage their inactive and overweight patients? A pilot study of rural GPs in Queensland. Australian Family Physician, 38 (8), 747-748.
2009
Journal Article
Self-sufficiency in intern supply: The impact of expanded medical schools, medical places and rural clinical schools in Queensland
Eley, Diann S., Zhang, Jianzhen and Wilkinson, David (2009). Self-sufficiency in intern supply: The impact of expanded medical schools, medical places and rural clinical schools in Queensland. Australian Health Review, 33 (3), 472-477. doi: 10.1071/AH090472
2009
Journal Article
Necessity breeds innovation: GPs help prevent an emergency department closure
Partanen, Riitta L., O'Brien, Maxine L. and Eley, Diann S. (2009). Necessity breeds innovation: GPs help prevent an emergency department closure. Australian Health Review, 33 (3), 467-471. doi: 10.1071/AH090467
2009
Journal Article
The value of a rural medicine rotation on encouraging students toward a rural career: Clear benefits from the RUSC program
Eley, Diann and Baker, Peter (2009). The value of a rural medicine rotation on encouraging students toward a rural career: Clear benefits from the RUSC program. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 21 (3), 220-224. doi: 10.1080/10401330903018468
2009
Book
Telemedicine services in rural and remote medicine. A scoping study for a national telemedicine delivery program for the Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program (MSOAP)
Eley, Diann and Moffatt, Jennifer (2009). Telemedicine services in rural and remote medicine. A scoping study for a national telemedicine delivery program for the Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program (MSOAP). Canberra, Australia: Australian Government. Department of Health and Ageing.
2009
Journal Article
Adults with intellectual disability in regional Australia: Incidence of disability and provision of accommodation support to their ageing carers
Eley, Diann, Boyes, Joanne, Young, Louise and Hegney, Desley (2009). Adults with intellectual disability in regional Australia: Incidence of disability and provision of accommodation support to their ageing carers. The Australian Journal of Rural Health, 17 (3), 161-166. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01062.x
2009
Conference Publication
Supporting the mental health of farmers in Southern Queensland, Australia
Eley, Robert M, Hossain, Delwar, Coutts, Jeff, Gorman, Don and Eley, Diann (2009). Supporting the mental health of farmers in Southern Queensland, Australia. APA 117th Convention, Toronto, Canada, 6-9 August, 2009. Canada: APA.
2009
Journal Article
Exploring the Temperament and Character Traits of Rural and Urban Doctors
Eley, Diann, Young, Janet L. and Przybeck, Thomas R. (2009). Exploring the Temperament and Character Traits of Rural and Urban Doctors. Journal of Rural Health, 25 (1), 43-49. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00197.x
2009
Conference Publication
Are we there yet? The journey to contemporary standards for mental health nursing
Hangan, C., Neville, C., Eley, D., Weir, J., Quinn, J. and Mehan, T. (2009). Are we there yet? The journey to contemporary standards for mental health nursing. Mind to Care – 35th International Mental Health Nursing Conference of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 29 September – 2 October, 2009. Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00648.x
2009
Other Outputs
The wannabe
Eley, Diann S. (2009). The wannabe. Mulgrave, VIC, Australia: Blitz Publications.
2009
Journal Article
Longitudinal integrated clerkships for medical students: an innovation adopted by medical schools in Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the United States
Norris, Thomas E., Schaad, Douglas C., DeWitt, Dawn, Ogur, Barbara, Hunt, D. Daniel, Consortium of Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships and Eley, Diann (2009). Longitudinal integrated clerkships for medical students: an innovation adopted by medical schools in Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the United States. Academic Medicine, 84 (7), 902-907. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181a85776
2009
Conference Publication
Influence of temperament and character traits on nurse retention
Eley, Diann, Eley, Robert M, Rogers-Clark, Cath and Young, Janet L. (2009). Influence of temperament and character traits on nurse retention. APA 117th Convention, Toronto, Canada, 6-9 August, 2009. Canada: APA.
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
Geographical narcissism during medical education and training and its impact on rural medical workforce
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
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Doctor Philosophy
Emotions in Medicine
Associate Advisor
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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- MD-PhD
- personality
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- reseach training
- resilience
- rural health workforce
- well-being
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