Biography and expertise

Biography

Bimbi Gray is a Teaching Scholar in the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University with extensive experience in osteopathy education, clinical education, curriculum development, accreditation, and work-integrated learning. Since joining SCU in 2008, she has contributed to teaching, assessment, curriculum renewal, quality assurance, and accreditation activities, with a strong focus on developing evidence-informed, practice-ready graduates.

Bimbi's scholarly interests include health professional education, evidence-based practice, knowledge translation, and musculoskeletal health.

She is currently completing a PhD focused on improving the implementation of evidence-based osteoarthritis care and contributes to several national initiatives, including the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Osteoarthritis Clinical Practice Guideline Working Group.

She has also contributed to the development of national accreditation standards for osteopathic education through the Australian Osteopathic Accreditation Council (AOAC) Accreditation Standards Working Committee and to the development of the Osteopathy Board of Australia's Capabilities for Osteopathic Practice.

Her scholarship spans curriculum development, digital learning, and translation of evidence into educational and clinical practice. She has contributed to the development and evaluation of innovative learning resources for health professionals and consumers and has published in leading musculoskeletal health journals.

Her contributions have been recognised through several awards, including the Southern Cross University Executive Dean Award, the Kolling Institute Outstanding EMCR Publication Award, and the Beryl and Jack Jacobs Travel Award.

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Organisational affiliations

Lecturer (Teaching Scholar), Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University

Academic, Working Group Member, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (Victoria, Australia)

Academic, Working Group Member, Australian Osteopathic Accreditation Council (AOAC)

Academic, content developer, Arthritis Australia (Australia, Sydney)

Academic, Working Group Member, Capabilities for Osteopathic Practice, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Australia, Melbourne) - AHPRA

Past affiliations

Lecturer (Teaching Scholar), School of Health and Human Sciences, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University

Education

BClinSci
2009, Bachelor of Clinical Science (Osteopathic Studies), Southern Cross University
BNat
2009, Bachelor of Naturopathy , Southern Cross University
MOstMed
2011, Master of Osteopathic Medicine, Southern Cross University
GradCert
2016, Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Southern Cross University
PhD Candidate
2021–2026, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Sydney

Enrolled, 3rd Mid-Candidature, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney