Course code: 2314 + Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital + Full-fee-paying course: $9120 (Australian residents); $20,100 (international students) + 15-hour block + Attendance is compulsory for most units
This course is specifically designed to provide the skills necessary to manage clinical health services systems. It provides a broad framework from which to manage clinical health care systems by attention to human resources, financial, information, medico-legal, political, cultural, economic, ethical, industrial, technological and psycho-social issues. The graduate diploma articulates with the Master of Health Services Management or the Master of Public Health.
The graduate diploma satisfies the course requirements of the Royal Australian College of Medical Administrator's (RACMA) Clinical Fellowship and aims to meet the requirements of the Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE).
Applicants must have a medical degree, a bachelors degree with honours or graduate diploma, or a three-year bachelors degree with relevant professional experience in health management. The department will individually assess applications from students without a three-year degree but with relevant professional experience. In such instances, the department may require the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management before enrolling in the Graduate Diploma.
Access to personal computing facilities is desirable but not essential, however access to the internet is required.
Most
units have a 15-hour block of face-to-face teaching in Melbourne during one
week of the semester. Units are coordinated to allow students to attend the
teaching sessions of two units in the same week. The teaching sessions are
interactive and experiential and aim to discuss, clarify and reinforce the
course content and assessment requirements. A number of guest lecturers who are
recognised experts in the health services management field are involved.
Students may undertake the units MPH1040 (Introductory epidemiology) and
MPH1041 (Introductory biostatistics), which are offered only on-campus. These
units are recommended for students wishing to undertake the masters program.
The Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management comprises 48 credit points. It consists of seven core units and one elective unit taken over either a 12-month period of two full-time semesters or a 24-month period of four part-time semesters.
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Assessment includes assignment work, examinations, individual and group presentations.
Advanced standing may be granted for the core units where the student supplies documentary evidence of successfully completing a similar unit at a similar level elsewhere, within the last seven years. Any candidate may, with the approval of the course coordinator and the faculty, be granted credit for up to 50 per cent of their course. All advanced standing applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
For more information, contact the Postgraduate Courses Office, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital. Telephone (03) 9903 0563, fax (03) 9903 9556, email pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au or see http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/postgrad/.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Postgraduate Office, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria 3181, by 20 November 2001 to be considered for a first-round offer. Late applications will be accepted up to 2 February 2002.
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