Rate My Professor Aaron Hollins

Aaron Hollins serves as Head of the School of Rural and Remote Health within the College of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University. An experienced clinician, teacher, and researcher, he specializes in rural health and holds qualifications including MBBS, MPH, FRACGP, FACRRM, and FAFPHM. His academic interests focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' health, rural health, population health, health systems, and rural health workforce. As a supervisor for Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) registrars, he oversees advanced rural skills training (ARST) and additional skills training (AST) projects in population health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, and remote medicine. Hollins contributes to medical education through involvement in subjects such as MD6010, MD5130, and others at James Cook University, emphasizing rural and remote health training.

Hollins has a substantial publication record addressing key challenges in rural medical education and workforce development. Notable works include 'Factors associated with James Cook University medical students experiencing "high quality" clinical learning on final-year rural placement' (2025, Rural and Remote Health, with Brooke Mackie, Torres Woolley, Leanne Hall); 'Enablers and barriers of General Practitioner’s choice of additional skills training: a mixed-methods study' (2025); 'The perceived relevance, utility and retention of basic sciences in general practice' (2024, with Faith O. Alele and others); 'Exploring learning characteristics and progression of GP trainees based in regional, rural and remote settings: a qualitative study' (2024, with Emily Anderson and others); 'A comparative evaluation of quality and depth of learning by trainee doctors in regional, rural, and remote locations' (2023, with Louise Young and others); 'A return-on-investment analysis of impacts on James Cook University medical students and rural workforce resulting from participation in extended rural placements' (2021, Rural and Remote Health, with Torres Woolley, Tarun Sen Gupta, Ruth A. Stewart); and 'Advanced rural skills training: are recently qualified GPs using their procedural skills?' (2013, with A. McKenzie and others). These contributions demonstrate his influence on enhancing rural health training outcomes and workforce retention in Australia.