Clare Polack

Professor Clare Polack is a Professorial Fellow in Education at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton. She specializes in medical education with a focus on international collaborations, clinical placements, and curriculum development.

• BM(EU) Programme Leader (since 2011)
• Chair, Student Progress Committee
• Lead for Fitness to Practice, Special Considerations, and Appeals

Her research explores interdisciplinary clinical training, overseas medical education delivery, and undergraduate research facilitation in European contexts. Key publication trends reveal sustained engagement with global health education and cross-cultural medical pedagogy since 2006.

Clare maintains active clinical practice as a General Practitioner in Southampton while advancing academic initiatives through:

• Faculty leadership roles
• International program development
• Curriculum innovation research
• Undergraduate competency evaluation