Rate My Professor Carolyn Hullick

Conjoint Associate Professor Carolyn Hullick holds a position in the School of Medicine and Public Health within the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing at the University of Newcastle. She earned a Bachelor of Medicine (BMed), a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and is a Fellow of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM). Her doctoral research explored the design and impact of models of care for acutely unwell older people in residential aged care facilities. Professionally, Hullick has served as Senior Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine and Clinical Governance at Hunter New England Health since 2003, working as an Emergency Physician at John Hunter Hospital and Belmont Hospital. Since 2021, she has been Clinical Director at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, contributing to national health policy and clinical standards.

Hullick's research specializations center on geriatric emergency medicine, including emergency department management of older adults, reducing unnecessary hospital transfers from residential aged care facilities, dementia care, frailty assessment, advance care planning, and telehealth interventions for aged care. Notable publications include 'Emergency department transfers and hospital admissions from residential aged care facilities: a controlled pre-post design study' (2016), 'Reducing Hospital Transfers from Aged Care Facilities: A Large-Scale Stepped Wedge Evaluation' (2020), 'Video-telehealth to support clinical assessment and management of acutely unwell older people in Residential Aged Care: a pre-post intervention study' (2022), and 'Person-centred decisions in emergency care for older people living with frailty: principles and practice' (2024). Her work has garnered over 950 citations, influencing clinical practice and policy in aged care and emergency services. She served as a 2008-09 Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, based at Weill Cornell Medical College, and is recognized as a Senior Harkness Fellow. Hullick has delivered keynote presentations on geriatric emergency care and holds fellowships with the International Federation of Emergency Medicine.