Dr Aaron Hawkins is a Rural Generalist with advanced skills in mental health, working in general practice and hospital in Deloraine, Tasmania. He is a lead mental health StAMPS examiner and the ACRRM Regional Director of Training for Tasmania. Aaron has extensive experience in rural Tasmania and is active in advocacy and clinical governance through roles with the Rural Doctors Association of Tasmania.

 

Aaron completed his medical degree at the University of Queensland, then after a couple of junior doctor years at Logan Hospital moved down to Tasmania in search of some cooler weather. After time in Burnie and Smithton, Aaron settled in Deloraine where he now juggles general practice, the district hospital and a part-time role with the adult community mental health service.

 

Aaron has a solid understanding of the issues facing rural doctors across Tasmania, in the primary care, rural hospital, and education spaces. He has advocacy and governance experience as vice president of the Rural Doctors Association of Tasmania and as a representative on the Tasmanian Health Senate, and Tasmanian Rural and Remote Clinical Network.