Rate My Professor Sarah Larkins

Her research specializations encompass health systems strengthening, rural health workforce, socially accountable health professional education, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, primary health care, maternal and child health, and research capacity strengthening. She is an internationally recognized expert in social accountability in health professional education and has secured more than $90 million in grant funding, producing over 130 research papers and several book chapters. Key publications include 'Does use of GP and specialist services vary across areas and according to individual socioeconomic position? A multilevel analysis using linked data in Australia' (Butler et al., BMJ Open, 2024), 'Mission and role modelling in producing a fit-for-purpose rural health workforce: perspectives from an international community of practice' (Larkins et al., Human Resources for Health, 2023), 'Democratising data to address health system inequities in Australia' (Topp et al., Medical Journal of Australia, 2023), and 'A qualitative exploration of the non-financial costs of cancer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians' (Cummins et al., Australian Journal of Primary Health, 2023). Major awards and honors include the Office of Learning and Teaching National Program Award for JCU MBBS Program (2013), Highly Commended Research Australia Health Services Researcher of the Year (2022), NHMRC Public Health Postgraduate PhD Scholarship (2003), and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners National Registrar Research Prize (2003). She holds appointments such as NHMRC Research Committee member (2022-2024) and past co-chair of the Primary and Chronic Care Panel for National Living Evidence Guidelines for COVID-19.