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Bethany Howard is a Senior Lecturer in Teaching and Learning at Monash University's School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. She serves as Second Year Level Coordinator for the Bachelor of Public Health and Bachelor of Health Sciences programs. Howard coordinates several core units, including Career Skills for Health Professionals (HSC2400), Professional Experience Placement (PBH3014), Current Health Challenges (HSC2100), Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (PBH3002), SPHPM MD Scholarly Intensive Placement (MED5101), and Biomedical Basis and Epidemiology of Human Disease (BMS3052). She also acts as the in-country coordinator for the Global Immersion Guarantee program, supporting international mobility experiences for students. Howard holds a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (Honours) from Deakin University (2008-2011) and a Master of Education from the University of Melbourne (2019-).
Her research focuses on enhancing student employability through an understanding of career pathways and experiences of health graduates, particularly in multi-vocational degrees. Key publications include 'Preparing the future health workforce for the next pandemic through innovative AI-based simulation training' (2025), 'Tracking graduate outcomes of undergraduate physiology major students' (2025), 'Virtual health promotion work-integrated learning placements: A COVID-19 consequence or preparation for the future?' (2024), 'Interfaculty collaboration for improving international mobility experiences: sustaining a dialogue across difference' (2023), and 'Nursing workload and patient-focused outcomes in intensive care: A systematic review' (2023). Howard has received awards such as the Allan Christie ASCILITE Innovation Award (2024), ASCILITE Innovation Award (General Category) (2024), QS Reimagine Education Awards Nurturing and Employability Silver Finalist (2024), Monash Education Academy The Pitch (2023), and SPHPM Tutoring Excellence Award (2020). She co-hosts the Public Health Insiders podcast and contributes to the Medical Education Research and Quality (MERQ) unit.
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