Christine Minch

Christine Minch is a doctoral-prepared and board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Her formal education includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Arizona State University in 2001, a Master of Science in Nursing in 2014, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Grand Canyon University in 2020.

Christine is one of the Nurse Practitioners for a Phoenix Magazine Top Doctor at an internal medicine practice where she also received her training. She promotes the integration of evidence-based practice and patient empowerment to achieve optimal health outcomes. Christine is also a telemedicine provider for innovative concierge practices across multiples states, and for her remote medical weight loss practice. She is licensed in the states of Arizona, California, New York, Washington, and Massachusetts.

Christine is one of the founders of Americare Hospice Palliative Care and has been serving as the organizations Administrator since its inception in 2005. She is a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Administrator and obtained the Health Care Ethics Certification through the National Catholic Bioethics Center. She developed the first Catholic Hospice in the Diocese of Phoenix and established a hospice inpatient unit designed to meet the intensive needs of terminally ill patients. One of Christine's mission is to lead the hospice team in the conscientious approach to end-of-life care based on moral and ethical principles that uphold the value of human life at every stage.

In addition to the training Christine has received in internal medicine, her professional background includes considerable experience in healthcare leadership and management, along with specialties in critical care, geriatrics, home health, hospice, palliative care, and weight loss medicineaffording her the clinical acumen to render comprehensive primary care to patients as an advanced practice nurse. Christine promotes the integration of evidence-based practice and patient empowerment to achieve optimal health outcomes.

Christine is an invited member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, as well as a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, and Obesity Medicine Association. In her leisure time, Christine enjoys spending time with her family, cultivating a plethora of hobbies, and traveling avidly with her husband.