{"id":18334,"date":"2014-10-10T03:54:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T19:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/media-release\/john-curtin-medal-honours-selfless-journey-vision-2\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T15:36:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T07:36:41","slug":"john-curtin-medal-honours-selfless-journey-vision-2","status":"publish","type":"media-release","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/media-release\/john-curtin-medal-honours-selfless-journey-vision-2\/","title":{"rendered":"John Curtin Medal honours a selfless journey of vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A courageous young Western Australian who was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma at the age of 22, and worked his way to become the founder and CEO of melanomaWA, was announced as the John Curtin Medallist for 2014, at a special ceremony at Curtin University today.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton Heal was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma in 2005 and soon realised that little support existed in WA for people receiving such a diagnosis, or for their circle of support.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton\u2019s response to the lack of support was one of focused and effective action, and in 2008 he established the not-for-profit organisation melanomaWA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This morning he was presented with the John Curtin Medal, awarded by the University to individuals or organisations displaying the attributes associated with John Curtin, Australia\u2019s World War II Prime Minister \u2013 vision, leadership and community service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/clinton_heal-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27444 aligncenter\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/clinton_heal-1.jpg\" alt=\"Clinton Heal, 2014 John Curtin Medal recipient \" width=\"322\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Curtin Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry said Clinton\u2019s humbling story exemplifies a journey of courage and community service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClinton had a vision \u2013 to help others in the community with metastatic melanoma gain access to the information and support they required to improve their prognosis,\u201d Professor Terry said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince his initial diagnosis, Clinton has had 35 tumours removed and it is inspiring to consider the courage that it must have taken for a young man with a life-threatening disease to have the desire and vision to help other sufferers while needing to manage his own physical and emotional wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is little doubt that Clinton\u2019s leadership is the absolute driving force behind melanomaWA \u2013 both when it was established and in its continued growth as a vitally important organisation today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From the outset, Clinton has been proactive in managing the disease. After his diagnosis, he kept up his work as a respected professional in the medical imaging department at the Peel Health Campus, and his strong sporting links.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inspirational: Clinton Heal, Founder, melanomaWA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IDSipv6susM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He has a Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging and an MBA \u2013 both from Curtin University \u2013 and has combined his education and outstanding personal attributes to emerge as one of the State\u2019s most capable and inspiring young leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Terry said Clinton\u2019s journey as an advocate, leader and visionary has raised awareness about metastatic melanoma across Western Australia and has had an impact on thousands of lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClinton exemplifies the attributes of John Curtin and is a most worthy recipient of the John Curtin Medal for 2014.\u201d The annually-awarded John Curtin Medal is the highest non-academic award presented by the University. Find out more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/johncurtin.curtin.edu.au\/medal\/\">John Curtin Medals and past winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Clinton Heal established melanomaWA in 2008, and more recently, he has extended the organisation to provide informed advice and education to the broader community. It is estimated that since his first presentation was made at the Pluto LNG Project in Karratha in 2009, he has reached an audience of 20,00 people.<\/li>\n<li><b>John Curtin\u00a0<\/b>was sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia on 7 October 1941.\u00a0 Curtin University celebrates John Curtin Day by awarding the John Curtin Medal to outstanding individuals or organisations who have demonstrated his qualities of vision, leadership and community service and by the participation of students and staff in John Curtin Weekend community service activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Images from the John Curtin Medal Ceremony are available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Interviews with Clinton Heal can be arranged on request.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IDSipv6susM\">Watch a short video<\/a> outlining Clinton Heal\u2019s story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A courageous young Western Australian who was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma at the age of 22 was announced as the John Curtin Medallist for 2014, at a special ceremony at Curtin University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":10029,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_research-areas":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"research-areas":[],"class_list":["post-18334","media-release","type-media-release","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-and-global-community"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"additional_content":{"title":"Quick Facts","content":"<ul>\n<li><b>Clinton Heal<\/b>\u00a0established melanomaWA in 2008, and more recently, he has extended the organisation to provide informed advice and education to the broader community. 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