dc.contributor.author | Beran, Roy G | |
dc.contributor.author | Djekic, Sanja | |
dc.contributor.author | Bishop, Robert | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T14:20:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T14:20:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.date.modified | 2013-06-18T00:33:48Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1752-928X | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jflm.2012.02.026 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/47679 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: 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.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.format.extent | 233552 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.publisher.place | United States | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 345 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 349 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 6 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 19 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3202 | |
dc.title | Membership survey of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine: Quality assurance | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith 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.issued | 2012 | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Beran, Roy G. | |