Rate My Professor Brooke Osborne

Dr. Brooke Osborne serves as Associate Dean, Adelaide University Online, and as an academic developer within the Teaching Innovation Unit in Adelaide University Online and Learning Futures. With over a decade of clinical experience as a radiographer and sonographer in major public hospitals, she transitioned into academia, completing a Graduate Diploma in Education. At the University of South Australia, she held roles as course coordinator and program director for medical sonography programs, linking her clinical expertise with educational practices. Her PhD research focused on the development and accuracy of self-judgement and evaluation of clinical skills competency throughout tertiary health education. Brooke's work emphasizes preparing students to become safe, reflective, and collaborative health practitioners, with a strong interest in student self-concept and professional preparedness.

Brooke's research specializations include the effectiveness of high-fidelity ultrasound simulators in teaching obstetric ultrasound skills and skills development in allied health professionals. She has contributed significantly to the field through numerous peer-reviewed publications. Key works include 'Navigating sonographer work-integrated learning: A thematic analysis of workforce pressures, training barriers and student wellbeing' (2026, Radiography), 'Work integrated learning in sonography: Barriers, enablers, and comparative perspectives' (2025, Radiography), 'Are Transvaginal Ultrasounds Withheld From Non-Sexually Active Adults?' (2025, Sonography), 'Patient satisfaction and incidence of adverse events during a trial of sonographer administered musculoskeletal injections' (2022, Sonography), 'Development of a professional competency framework for Australian sonographers' (2022, International Journal for Quality in Health Care), and 'Current Status of Transvaginal Ultrasound Accuracy in the Diagnosis of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis Before Surgery' (2020, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine). She is eligible to supervise Masters and PhD students as a co-supervisor. Brooke's contributions have advanced sonographer training, competency frameworks, and responses to challenges like COVID-19 impacts on sonographers.