Bernadette Tobin: Difference between revisions

Tobin began her career as a teacher. She taught philosophy at [[Mercy Teachers' College, Melbourne]] and English at [[Tottenham Technical School]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Staff of the Plunkett Centre|url=https://www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/institutes-academies-and-centres/plunkett-centre-for-ethics/staff|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.acu.edu.au|language=en}}</ref>

Tobin is a founding director of [[The Plunkett Centre]]. The centre was established in 1992 as a joint venture between [[St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney|St Vincent's Hospital]] and the [[Australian Catholic University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Plunkett Centre for Ethics|url=https://www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/institutes-academies-and-centres/plunkett-centre-for-ethics|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.acu.edu.au|language=en}}</ref> Tobin was appointed a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University in 1996. She held this position until 2002.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-03-12|title=AO Media Notes 2016|url=http://old.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/qb/qb2016/nS_29ods1A/Media%20Notes%20-%20AO.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312190945/http://old.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/qb/qb2016/nS_29ods1A/Media%20Notes%20-%20AO.pdf|archive-date=12 March 2020}}</ref>

Tobin is an honorary member of the medical faculty at the [[University of New South Wales]] and the [[University of Sydney]] through the Clinicalclinical Schoolschools at St Vincent's and the Children's Hospital, Westmead respectively.<ref name=":2"/> She has been a featured speaker at the Wheeler Centre speaking about faith, religion and spirituality.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bernadette Tobin|url=https://www.wheelercentre.com/people/bernadette-tobin|access-date=2021-04-03|website=The Wheeler Centre|language=en}}</ref>

Tobin has served on the [[Australian Health Ethics Committee]] and the [[Garvan Institute of Medical Research Institute]] ethics committee.<ref name=":2"/> As chair of the [[St John's College, University of Sydney]] council between 2013 and 2020, she oversaw protracted negotiations that led to the new ''St John's College Act 2018''.<ref>{{cite news |date=2018-11-09 |title=Chair of Council welcomes implementation of new St John's College Act |url=https://www.stjohnscollege.edu.au/2018/11/09/chair-of-council-welcomes-implementation-of-new-st-johns-college-act/ |work=St John's College News |location=Sydney |access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref> In 2017, Tobin was appointed as a life member of the Pontifical Academy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Academicians|url=http://www.academyforlife.va/content/pav/en/the-academics/corresponding.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.academyforlife.va|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927000057/http://www.academyforlife.va/content/pav/en/the-academics/corresponding.html |archive-date=27 September 2017 }}</ref>