Rate My Professor Christine Clinch

In 2016, Clinch made history as the Director of Aboriginal Health at St John of God Midland Public Hospital, becoming a pioneering Aboriginal executive in hospital leadership. She co-developed innovative teaching assessments at UWA, such as 'Judging a book by its cover: A visual artwork assessment for medical students,' implemented from 2014 to 2016. This approach required first-year students to create visual art pieces and 1500-word reflections on themes from the Australian Government Productivity Commission’s Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report, promoting self-directed learning and cultural awareness using a marking rubric weighted 40% visual and 60% written. Her research specializations include quality of life measures for older Aboriginal peoples, co-authoring the 'Good Spirit, Good Life' tool and framework for those with cognitive impairment and dementia. Developed through participatory action research involving yarning circles and interviews with 22 Aboriginal participants identifying 12 key themes—community, family, culture and identity, eldership, services, religion, friends, country, self, health, healing and supports, and future planning—this work was published in The Gerontologist in 2021, with validation studies following in 2022. Clinch also serves as Secretary on the Wungening Aboriginal Corporation Board since 2017 and as a LIME Reference Group Member, advancing Indigenous health education and culturally safe practices.