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dc.contributor.authorBeran, Roy G
dc.contributor.authorDjekic, Sanja
dc.contributor.authorBishop, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:20:25Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:20:25Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-18T00:33:48Z
dc.identifier.issn1752-928X
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jflm.2012.02.026
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/47679
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The Council of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) considered it timely to survey its membership to determine how to best accommodate its members' needs. Methods: A questionnaire was devised, piloted and circulated amongst the 219 College members (excluding the 13 Honorary Fellows). Yield was maximised with 4 direct mailings, 4 questionnaire insertions in the quarterly College newsletter, 3 targeted emails and follow-up phone calls. Results: The survey achieved 160 (73%) response rate of whom w40% were substantially involved in legal and forensic medicine and w40% were occasionally involved. Thirty-five participants (23%) specialised in forensic medicine and 101 (63%) held Fellowship status in other recognised medical specialities. Equal 1/3 of the members had been so for >10 years, 5e10 years or <5 years, demonstrating the dynamic nature of the College. Of them 53% were Fellows, 26% Members and 21% Associates with 50% of the latter groups willing to train towards Fellowship. About half the respondents (48%) regularly attended the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) and favoured the Eastern border for such meetings. The collegiate nature of the College was deemed its most positive aspect with a dichotomy of views regarding seeking alternative strand affiliation for specialist recognition, although 80% indicated they would retain College membership even if such affiliation occurred. Those who attended College educative programs found them useful but attendance was between 32 and 49%, depending on the course. Discussion: There appeared widespread satisfaction with College performance and activities but a low uptake of educative courses, other than Annual Scientific Meetings, thereby identifying marketing of courses as needing extra attention.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom345
dc.relation.ispartofpageto349
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
dc.relation.ispartofvolume19
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titleMembership survey of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine: Quality assurance
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medicine
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Elsevier B.V. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2012
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gro.griffith.authorBeran, Roy G.


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