Torres Woolley is the Evaluation Coordinator at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. Torres has been an active researcher over the last 15 years in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. He has completed a Masters in Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and a PhD in skin cancer, with interests in all things rural, remote, Indigenous and tropical.

Other interests include project evaluations involving social network analysis and Geographic Information System technologies, and visiting an exotic tropical island each year.

Teaching

• HS5405: Teaching for Learning in the Health Professions (Level 5; TSV)
• HS5406: Strategies for Clinical Teaching (Level 5; TSV)
• HS5409: Innovative Teaching in the Health Professions (Level 5; TSV)
• HS5410: Health Professional Education using Action Research (Level 5; TSV)
• HS6405: Assessment and Evaluation in Health Professional Education (Level 6; TSV)
• HS7410: Curriculum Design and Renewal in Health Professional Education (Level 7; TSV)
• HS7500: Research Project 1 (Level 7; TSV)
• HS7501: Research Project 2 (Level 7; TSV)
• MD1010: Introduction to Integrated Medical Studies Part 1 of 2 (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
• MD1020: Introduction to Integrated Medical Studies Part 2 of 2 (Level 1; TSV)
• MD2011: Integrated Human System Pathophysiology Part 1 of 2 (Level 2; TSV)
• MD5010: Integrated Clinical Practice Part 1 of 3 (Level 5; TSV)
• MD5020: Integrated Clinical Practice Part 2 of 3 (Level 5; TSV)
• MD5030: Integrated Clinical Practice Part 3 of 3 (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Evaluation of complex interventions
• Social Network Analysis
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies

Teaching

• Project evaluation and monitoring

Research Disciplines

• Curriculum and pedagogy (3901)
• Health services and systems (4203)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Diaz C and Woolley T (2021) “Learning by Doing”: a mixed-methods study to identify why body painting can be a powerful approach for teaching surface anatomy to health science students. Medical Science Educator, 31. pp. 1875-1887
• Guignona M, Halili S, Cristobal F, Woolley T, Reeve C, Ross S and Neusy A (2021) A curriculum for achieving universal health care: a case study of Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Medicine. Frontiers in Public Health, 9.
• Smith J, Woolley T, Brown A, Vangaveti V and chilkuri m (2021) Smoking cessation in head and neck cancer patients: factors influencing successes and failures. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 65 (2). pp. 233-241
• Woolley T, Sen Gupta T and Paton K (2021) Mid-career graduate practice outcomes of the James Cook University medical school: key insights from the first 20 years. Rural and Remote Health, 21 (4).
• Woolley T, Sen Gupta T, Stewart R and Hollins A (2021) A return-on-investment analysis of impacts on James Cook University medical students and rural workforce resulting from participation in extended rural placements. Rural and Remote Health, 21 (4).
• Woolley T, Ross S, Larkins S, Sen Gupta T and Whaleboat D (2021) "We learnt it, then we lived it": influencing medical students' intentions toward rural practice and generalist careers via a socially-accountable curriculum. Medical Teacher, 43 (1). pp. 93-100
• Drovandi A and Woolley T (2020) Workforce supply of pharmacists in Queensland communities from James Cook University Pharmacy Graduates. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 28 (5). pp. 462-68
• Drovandi A, Fernando M, Singh T, Woolley T and Golledge J (2020) Opinions of vascular surgeons and podiatrists in Australia and New Zealand on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for lower limb ulcers. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 8.
• Johnston K, Guingona M, Elsanousi S, Mbokazi J, Labarda C, Cristobal F, Upadhyay S, Othman A, Woolley T, Acharya B, Hogenbirk J, Ketheesan S, Craig J, Neusy A and Larkins S (2020) Training a fit-for-purpose rural health workforce for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): how do drivers and enablers of rural practice intention differ between learners from LMICs and high income countries? Frontiers in Public Health, 8.
• Lane A, Woolley T, Sen Gupta T, Stewart R, Hollins A and Harte J (2020) Factors impacting the solo remote placement experiences of undergraduate James Cook University medical students: a mixed‐methods pilot study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 28 (6).
• Mitra F and Woolley T (2020) Perceived patient benefits from using prescription opioids and other therapies to manage persistent pain. Journal of Opioid Medicine, 16 (1). pp. 5-14
• Mitra F and Woolley T (2020) Links between perceived general practitioner support and the wellbeing of Australian patients with persistent pain. Australian Family Physician, 49 (4). pp. 221-225

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 78+ research outputs authored by Dr Torres Woolley from 2002 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• To what extent do trainee characteristics and experiences influence Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway training progress and completion (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• Outcomes Assessments in Undergraduate Veterinary Science Education. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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