Rate My Professor Kathryn McClea

McClea has made notable contributions to research on body donation practices through several peer-reviewed publications. She is the first author of 'The Bequest Programme at the University of Otago: cadavers donated for clinical anatomy teaching,' published in the New Zealand Medical Journal in 2008, which outlines the programme's operations, donor demographics, and its importance for anatomy education. In 2010, she co-authored 'The profile of body donors at the Otago School of Medical Sciences—has it changed?' in the same journal, analyzing survey data from 140 respondents (70% response rate) to compare donor characteristics with a 1992 study, revealing trends such as increased mean donor age and higher proportion of female donors. Her 2013 paper, 'Why do potential body donors decide against donating?' published in Clinical Anatomy, examines factors leading to withdrawal from the programme, including family concerns and health issues. Additionally, she contributed to the chapter 'Commemoration Practices at Otago' in a 2017 book on anatomical sciences. These publications, cited in subsequent studies on anatomical education and body donation globally, underscore her impact on understanding and improving bequest programmes in academic anatomy departments. McClea has also been acknowledged for providing data in research on donor variations and cultural considerations in body donation.