PQA Publications
Fukui Y, Noda S, Okada M, Mihara N, Bore M, Munro D & Powis D (2019)
Reliability of personality and values tests: The effects of "high stakes" selection conditions, and of four years in medical school.
Medical Teacher 41(5), 591-597
doi:10.1080/0142159X.2018.1533933
Adam J, Bore M, Childs R, Dunn J, McKendree J, Munro D, & Powis D (2015)
Predictors of professional behaviour and academic outcomes in a UK medical school: A longitudinal cohort study.
Medical Teacher 37, 868-880
doi:10.3109/0142159X.2015.1009023
Pitt V, Powis D, Levett-Jones T, & Hunter S (2015)
The influence of critical thinking skills on performance and progression in a pre-registration nursing program.
Nurse Education Today 35(1), 125-131.
doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2014.08.006
Munro D, Powis D, & Bore MR (2014)
Predicting Empathy in Medicals Students and Doctors.
In K. Pavlovich & K. Krahnke (Eds.) Organizing Through Empathy (pp. 147-165).
New York: Routledge. ISBN: 1135014337
Fukui Y, Noda S, Okada M, Mihara N, Kawakami Y, Bore M, Munro D & Powis D (2014)
Trial Use of the Personal Qualities Assessment (PQA) in the Entrance Examination of a Japanese Medical University: Similarities to the Results in Western Countries.
Teaching and Learning in Medicine 26(4), 357-363.
doi:10.1080/10401334.2014.945029
Pitt V, Powis D, Levett-Jones T, & Hunter S (2014)
Nursing students' personal qualities: a descriptive study.
Nurse Education Today 34(9), 1196-1200.
doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2014.05.004
Pitt V, Powis D, Levett-Jones T, & Hunter S (2013)
Can an existing personal qualities measure be used to examine nursing students' professional and personal attributes?
Focus on Health Professional Education 15(2), 41-54.
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Pitt V, Levett-Jones T, Hunter S, & Powis D (2013)
The influence of personal qualities on performance and progression in a pre-registration nursing programme.
Nurse Education Today 34(5), 866-871.
doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2013.10.011
Nedjat S, Bore M, Majdzadeh R, Rashidian A, Munro D, Powis D, Karbakhsh M & Keshavarz H (2013)
Comparing the cognitive, personality and moral characteristics of high school and graduate medical entrants to the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran.
Medical Teacher 35(12), e1632-e1637.
doi:10.3109/0142159X.2013.826791
Hurwitz S, Kelly B, Powis D, Smyth R, & Lewin T (2013)
The desirable qualities of future doctors - A study of medical student perceptions.
Medical Teacher 35(7), e1332-e1339.
doi:10.3109/0142159X.2013.770130
Tsou KI, Lin CS, Cho SL, Powis D, Bore M, Munro D, Sze DMY, Wu HC, Hsieh MS & Lin CH (2013)
Using Personal Qualities Assessment to Measure the Moral Orientation and Personal Qualities of Medical Students in a Non-Western Culture.
Evaluation and the Health Professions 36(2), 174-190.
doi:10.1177/0163278712454138
Adam J, Bore MR, McKendree J, Munro D, & Powis DA (2012)
Can personal qualities of medical students predict in-course examination success and professional behaviour? An exploratory prospective cohort study.
BMC Medical Education 12, 69ff
doi:10.1186/1472-6920-12-69
Pitt VL, Powis DA, Levett-Jones TL, & Hunter S (2012)
Factors influencing nursing students' academic and clinical performance and attrition: An integrative literature review.
Nurse Education Today 32(8), 903-913.
doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2012.04.011
Dowell J, Lumsden MA, Powis DA, Munro D, Bore MR, Makubate B, & Kumwenda B (2011)
Predictive validity of the personal qualities assessment for selection of medical students in Scotland.
Medical Teacher 33(9), e485-e488.
doi:10.3109/0142159x.2011.599448
Bore MR, Munro D, & Powis DA (2009)
A comprehensive model for the selection of medical students.
Medical Teacher 31(12), 1066-1072.
doi:10.3109/01421590903095510
Bore MR (2008)
The Psychology of Morality: Libertarian and Communitarian Moral Orientations and a Dissonance Model of Moral Decision Making.
Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag. ISBN 978-3-639-09153-3
Bore M, Ashley-Brown GM, Gallagher E, & Powis D (2008)
Personality and the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms in medicine and psychology students.
In S. Boag (Ed.) Personality Down Under: Perspectives from Australia (pp. 158-165).
New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60456-794-6
Munro D, Bore MR, & Powis DA (2008)
Personality determinants of success in medical school & beyond: 'Steady, sane and nice'.
In S. Boag (Ed.) Personality Down Under: Perspectives from Australia (pp. 103-111).
New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60456-794-6
MacDonald C, Bore MR, & Munro D (2008)
Values in action scale and the Big 5: An empirical indication of structure.
Journal of Research in Personality 42(4), 787-799.
doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2007.10.003
Gibbons JL, Bore MR, Munro D, & Powis DA (2007)
Using personal quality assessment for selection of social work students.
Australian Social Work 60(2), 210-221.
doi:10.1080/03124070701323832
Wright B, Scott I, Powis DA, Woloschuk W, Henry R, Turnbull D, & Ryan G (2006)
Career preferences of new medical students at four Australian universities: Rural family medicine versus the rest.
Australian Journal of Rural Health 14, 229-230.
doi:10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00814.x
Lyons MJ, Mackenzie LA, Bore MR, & Powis DA (2006)
Framing a set of non-academic selection criteria for occupational therapy students: An Australian study.
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 53(4), 284-292.
doi:10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00591.x
Powis DA, Bore MR, & Munro D (2006)
Selecting medical students - Evidence based admissions procedures for medical students are being tested (letter).
British Medical Journal 332(7550), 1156.
doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7550.115
Powis DA, Bore MR, Munro D, & Lumsden MA (2005)
Development of the Personal Qualities Assessment as a Tool for Selecting Medical Students.
Journal of Adult & Continuing Education 11(1), 3-14.
doi:10.7227/JACE.11.1.2
Munro D, Bore MR, & Powis DA (2005)
Personality factors in professional ethical behaviour: Studies of empathy and narcissism.
Australian Journal of Psychology 57(1), 49-60.
doi:10.1080/00049530412331283453
Bore MR, Munro D, Kerridge I, & Powis DA (2005)
Not moral reasoning: A Libertarian - Communitarian dimension of moral orientation and Schwartz's value types.
Australian Journal of Psychology 57(1), 38-48.
doi:10.1080/00049530412331283462
Lumsden MA, Bore MR, Millar K, Jack R, & Powis DA (2005)
Assessment of personal qualities in relation to admission to medical school.
Medical Education 39(3), 258-265.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02087.x
Bore MR, Munro D, Kerridge I, & Powis DA (2005)
Selection of medical students according to their moral orientation.
Medical Education 39(3), 266-275.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02088.x
Bore MR, Lyall DG, Dempsey SE, & Powis DA (2005)
Assessment of Personal Qualities in Selection of Medical Radiation Science Students.
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology 33(3), 180-185.
http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/33/3/180
Lowe M, Kerridge I, Bore M, Munro D, & Powis DA (2001)
Is possible to assess the 'ethics' of medical school applicants?
Journal of Medical Ethics 27, 404-408.
doi:10.1136/jme.27.6.404
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Powis D, Munro D, Bore M & Burstal A (2020)
In-course and career outcomes predicted by medical school selection procedures based on personal qualities.
Medical Teacher 42, 944-946
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Powis D, Munro D, Bore M & Eley D (2019)
Why is it so hard to consider personal qualities when selecting medical students?
Medical Teacher 42, 366-371
doi:10.1080/0142159X.2019.1703919
Powis D (2016)
Editorial: How to select health professional students: a recurrent debate.
Focus on Health Professional Education 17, no. 3, I-II
Lynagh M, Horton G, Nair BK, Walker M, Kelly B & Powis D (2018)
Student selection for medicine: Still a thorny issue.
Archives of Medicine & Health Sciences 6, 147-151
doi:10.4103/amhs.amhs_45_18
Lynagh M, Kelly B, Horton G, Walker B, Powis D, Bore M, Munro D, Symonds I, Jones G, Nagle A, Regan T, McElduff P & David M (2017)
Have we got the selection process right? The validity of selection tools for predicting academic performance in the first year of undergraduate medicine.
MedEdPublish
doi:10.15694/mep.2017.000042
Adam J, Bore M, Childs R, Dunn J, McKendree J, Munro D & Powis D (2017)
Response to: 'How effective are selection methods in medical education? A systematic review' (Patterson, Knight, Dowell, Nicholson, Cousans & Cleland)
Letter to Editor.
Medical Education 51, 669
doi:10.1111/medu.13243
Response to Adam et al., regarding selection methods.
Medical Education 51, 670
doi:10.1111/medu.13251
Powis D (2015)
Selecting medical students: An unresolved challenge.
Medical Teacher 37(3), 252-260.
doi:10.3109/0142159X.2014.993600
Prideaux D, Roberts C, Eva K, Centeno A, McCrorie P, McManus C, . . . Wilkinson D (2011)
Assessment for selection for the health care professions and specialty training: Consensus statement and recommendations from the Ottawa 2010 Conference.
Medical Teacher 33(3), 215-223.
doi:10.3109/0142159x.2011.551560
McManus IC, Ferguson E, Wakeford R, Powis DA, & James D (2011)
Response to comments by Emery and Bell.
Medical Teacher 33(1), 60-61.
doi:10.3109/0142159X.2011.547064
McManus IC, Ferguson E, Wakeford R, Powis DA, & James D (2011)
Predictive validity of the Biomedical Admissions Test: An evaluation and case study.
Medical Teacher 33(1), 53-57.
doi:10.3109/0142159X.2010.525267
Powis DA (2010)
Improving the selection of medical students.
British Medical Journal 340, c708.
doi:10.1136/bmj.c708
Powis DA (2009)
Personality testing in the context of selecting health professionals.
Medical Teacher 31(12), 1045-1046.
doi:10.3109/01421590903390601
James D, Ferguson E, Powis DA, Bore MR, Munro D, Symonds IM, & Yates J (2009)
Graduate entry to medicine: Widening psychological diversity.
BMC Medical Education 9(67), 1-8.
doi:10.1186/1472-6920-9-67
Powis DA (2008)
Selecting medical students.
Medical Journal of Australia 188(6), 323-324.
doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01644.x
Powis DA (2008)
Selecting medical students - Reply.
Medical Journal of Australia 189(4), 236-236.
doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02001.x
James D, Feguson E, Powis DA, Symonds I, & Yates J (2008)
Graduate entry to medicine: Widening academic and socio-demographic access.
Medical Education 42, 294-300.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03006.x
Powis DA, Hamilton J, & McManus IC (2007)
Widening access by changing the criteria for selecting medical students.
Teaching and Teacher Education 23(8), 1235-1245.
doi:10.1016/j.tate.2007.06.001
Powis DA, James D, & Ferguson E (2007)
Demographic and socio-economic associations with academic attainment (UCAS tariff scores) in applicants to medical school.
Medical Education 41(3), 242-249.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02683.x
McManus C, & Powis DA (2007)
Testing medical school selection tests (Editorial).
Medical Journal of Australia 186(3), 118-119.
Wright B, Scott I, Powis DA, Woloschuk W, Henry R, Turnbull D & Ryan G (2006)
Career preferences of new medical students at four Australian universities: Rural family medicine versus the rest.
Australian Journal of Rural Health 14 229-230
doi:10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00814.x
McManus C, Powis D, Wakeford R, Ferguson E, James D, & Richards P (2005)
Intellectual aptitude tests and A levels for selecting UK school leaver entrants for medical school.
British Medical Journal 331, 555-560.
doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7516.555
McManus IC, Powis DA, Wakeford R, Ferguson E, James D, & Richards P (2005)
Intellectual aptitude tests and A levels for selecting UK school leaver entrants for medical school.
British Medical Journal 331(7516), 555-559.
doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7516.555
Powis DA, Hamilton J, & Gordon J (2004)
Are graduate entry programmes the answer to recruiting and selecting tomorrow's doctors?
Medical Education 38, 1147-1153.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.01986.x
Powis DA (2003)
Selecting Medical Students.
Medical Education 37, 1064-1065.
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01706.x
Powis D, Marley JE, & Murphy LB (2002)
Selecting medical students (e-letter to editor).
British Medical Journal 324 1170-1171
http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/324/7347/1170
Kay F, Pearson S & Rolfe IE (2002)
The influence of admission variables on first year medical school performance: a study from Newcastle University.
Medical Education 36(2), 154-159.
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2923.2002.01071.x
Pearson, S-A., Rolfe IE, Ringland C & Kay-Lambkin F (2002)
A comparison of the long term practice outcomes of graduates from a traditional and non-traditional medical school on Australia.
Medical Education 36, 985-991
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2923.2002.01281.x
Grey MR, Pearson SA, Rolfe IE, Kay FJ, & Powis DA (2001)
How do Australian Doctors with Different Pre-medical School Backgrounds Perform as Interns?
Education for Health 14(1), 87-96.
doi:10.1080/13576280010015083
Powis D, & Rolfe I (1998)
An evidence-based admissions process at Newcastle (New South Wales) medical school.
Education for Health 11, 409-412.
Powis D (1998)
Should medical school selection include an aptitude test or interview?
Australian Medicine 18, 10-11.
Powis DA, & Rolfe I (1998)
Selection and Performance of Medical Students at Newcastle, New South Wales.
Education for Health 11(1), 15-23.
https://search.proquest.com/docview/214067309?accountid=10499
Powis DA (1998)
How to do it: Select medical students.
British Medical Journal 317(7166), 1149-1150.
doi:10.1136/bmj.317.7166.1149
Powis D, & Bristow T (1997)
Selection of medical students at Newcastle.
In R Henry, K Byrne & CE Engel (Eds.), Imperatives in Medical Education - The Newcastle Approach (pp. 236-248). Newcastle, NSW: University press.
Powis DA, & Bristow T (1997)
Top school marks don't necessarily make top medical students.
Medical Journal of Australia 166(11), 613-613.
doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123279.x
Rolfe IE, Pearson S, Powis DA, & Smith AJ (1995)
Time for a review of admission to medical school?
Lancet 346(8986), 1329-1333.
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(95)92344-6
Powis DA (1994)
Selecting medical students.
Medical Education 28(5), 443-469.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.1994.tb02555.x
Powis DA, & Bristow T (1993)
Improving Access to Medical Courses in Australia for Students from Geographically Isolated Areas.
Medical Journal of Australia 159(6), 429-429.
doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb137945.x
Powis DA, Waring TC, Bristow T, & O'Connell DL (1992)
The structured interview as a tool for predicting premature withdrawal from medical school.
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine 22(6), 692-698.
doi:10.1111/j.1445-5994.1992.tb04872.x
Powis D, McManus C, & Cleave-Hogg D (1992)
Selection of medical students: philosophic, political, social and educational bases.
Teaching and Learning in Medicine 4, 25-34.
doi:10.1080/10401339209539530
Neame RL, Powis DA, & Bristow T (1992)
Should medical students be selected only from recent school-leavers who have studied science?
Medical Education 26(6), 433-440.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.1992.tb00202.x
Smith AJ, & Powis D (1989)
The politics of the sand-pit (letter to editor).
Medical Journal of Australia 150(9), 543-544.
doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1989.tb136682.x
Powis DA, Neame RL, Bristow T, & Murphy LB (1988)
The objective structured interview for medical student selection.
British Medical Journal 296(6624), 765-768.
doi:10.1136/bmj.296.6624.765
Powis DA, Neame RL B., Bristow T, & Murphy LB (1988)
Interview for Medical-Student Selection - Reply.
British Medical Journal 296(6631), 1261-1261.
doi:10.1136/bmj.296.6631.1261-b
Feletti GI, Sanson-Fisher RW & Vidler M (1985)
Evaluating a new approach to selecting medical students.
Medical Education 19, 276-284.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.1985.tb01321.x
Vinson T, Cooney G & Turnbull J (1979)
Admission to medical school: The Newcastle experiment.
Programmed Learning and Educational Technology 16, 70-87.
doi:10.1080/0033039790160404