Rate My Professor Alex Salkeld

Dr. Alex Salkeld serves as an Assistant Research Fellow at the Otago Medical School, University of Otago. He joined the Otago team in this role around Autumn 2020, as noted in the Medinews Autumn 2020 publication from the Otago Medical School. In his position, Dr. Salkeld is a key member of the University of Otago team within the New Zealand Medical Schools Outcomes Database and Longitudinal Tracking (NZMSOD) Steering Group. He works alongside Professor Tim Wilkinson, Associate Professor Joy Rudland, and Dr. Katelyn Costello, collaborating with colleagues from the University of Auckland and the Ministry of Health, including Professor Phillippa Poole, Professor Warwick Bagg, Dr. Charlotte Connell, Antonia Verstappen, Emmanuel Jo, and Amy Wilson. The NZMSOD project, established in 2005 by Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand, longitudinally tracks medical students and graduates in New Zealand to inform medical workforce planning and policy. It follows commencing students from 2007 onwards, graduates from 2012, and postgraduates at 1, 3, 5, and 8 years post-graduation, collecting data on demographics, career intentions, clinical placements, and workforce trajectories.