Rate My Professor Louise Beckingsale

Louise Beckingsale is a Lecturer and Education Adviser in the Office of the Dean at the University of Otago, Christchurch, within the Faculty of Medicine. A New Zealand Registered Dietitian (NZRD) with qualifications including a BSc in Human Nutrition, PGDipSportMed, PGDipDiet, MHealSci, and PGCertHighD from the University of Otago, she is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Medicine. Her academic career includes many years teaching in the University of Otago Master of Dietetic Training Programme, where she developed interests in health professional education and interprofessional education (IPE). Since 2012, she has served as the Interprofessional Education Campus Lead at University of Otago Christchurch, supporting the development, delivery, and evaluation of IPE activities. She contributes to the MB ChB programme through course planning, development, delivery, assessment, evaluation, professional development facilitation, educational research, and confirmation pathway processes. She supervises postgraduates in HEDU502 and Student Summership projects.

Beckingsale's research focuses on health professional education, faculty development, curriculum development, interprofessional learning, and IPE. Her PhD research examines how students learn collaborative decision-making in the clinical workplace. Key publications include 'Launching a new interprofessional education programme in a rural setting: A qualitative study of the first two years' (McKinlay et al., Journal of Primary Health Care, 2025), 'Beyond the ‘tick-box’: Redesigning a course review process that fosters dialogue and exchange of ideas' (Beckingsale et al., Medical Education, 2025), 'Developing the future interprofessional workforce: Skills for collaborative practice in the workplace' (Sheehan et al., Proceedings of the 10th International Clinical Skills Conference, 2025), and 'Learning collaborative practice on clinical placements' (Sheehan et al., ANZAHPE Conference Proceedings, 2024). Earlier contributions encompass 'Integrating dietitians into primary health care: benefits for patients, dietitians and the general practice team' (Beckingsale et al., 2016). In 2026, she received the ANZAHPE Associate Fellowship for her commitment to scholarship in health professions education. Her scholarly activities, including conference presentations, enhance interprofessional training and faculty capabilities at Otago and internationally.