Rate My Professor Raymond Blaich

Raymond Blaich is a lecturer in the School of Health and Human Sciences at Southern Cross University, within the Faculty of Health. He is an osteopathic practitioner and educator whose scholarly work focuses on osteopathy education, including clinical reasoning, anatomy knowledge retention, ethical training, and the role of osteopathy in clinical care. His contributions appear in reputable journals such as Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, European Journal of Anatomy, and International Journal of Morphology.

Blaich has co-authored several peer-reviewed articles that advance understanding in osteopathic training and practice. Key publications include 'Anatomy knowledge retention in Australian osteopathic training: a comparative study' (2021), which compares anatomy retention between double-degree and master's entry osteopathic programs at institutions including Southern Cross University. 'Australian Osteopathic Practitioners' Perceptions of the Clinical Relevance of Anatomy' (2019) presents findings from a national survey of registered osteopaths on anatomy's clinical utility. 'Understanding clinical reasoning in osteopathy: a qualitative research approach' (Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2016) explores clinical reasoning development through interviews with osteopaths from four Australian institutions, including Southern Cross University. This paper has garnered 64 citations. Other notable works are 'The role of osteopathy in clinical care: broadening the evidence-base' (International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2017; 34 citations), 'Benchmarking the strategies for assessing clinical reasoning in osteopathic curricula' (International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2014), and 'Above all, do no harm: educating the ethical practitioner using research pedagogy in an osteopathic master’s course' (Creative Education, 2014). In a 2023 publication, 'Australian Osteopath's Attitudes towards Anatomy Training as Preparation for Clinical Practice,' he is affiliated with the Department of Chiropractic, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University. His research supports pedagogical improvements and evidence-based osteopathic education in Australia.