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

• MD1010: Introduction to Integrated Medical Studies Part 1 of 2 (Level 1; 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

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

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

• 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, Article: 612035, DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2021.612035.
• Smith J, Woolley T, Brown A, Vangaveti V and chilkuri m (in press) Smoking cessation in head and neck cancer patients: factors influencing successes and failures. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, , DOI:10.1111/1754-9485.13158.
• 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, DOI:10.1080/0142159X.2020.1817879.
• 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, DOI:10.1111/ajr.12662.
• 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, Article: e001590, DOI:10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001590.
• 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, Article: 582464, DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2020.582464.
• 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), DOI:10.1111/ajr.12684.
• 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, DOI:10.5055/jom.2020.0545.
• 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, DOI:10.31128/AJGP-06-19-4959.
• Quach D, Woolley T, Pandit T, Rane A and Ray R (2020) Women's epidural decision-making in labour: a Townsville perspective. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 60 (6), pp. 919-927, DOI:10.1111/ajo.13199.
• Woolley T, Hogenbirk J and Strasser R (2020) Retaining graduates of non-metropolitan medical schools for practice in the local area: the importance of locally based postgraduate training pathways in Australia and Canada. Rural and Remote Health, 20 (3), Article: 5835, DOI:10.22605/RRH5835.
• Lytton K, Woolley T, Rasalam R, Gorton S and Heggarty P (2019) Benefits of simulated General Practice clinics in the preparation of medical students for primary healthcare. Education for Primary Care, 30 (5), pp. 275-281, DOI:10.1080/14739879.2019.1623087.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 74+ 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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