Professional Certificate in Health Systems Management

This in-house customised course has been developed in conjunction with the Victorian Department of Health in relationship to a commercial contract entered between UoM Commercial Ltd and the Victoria Department of Health.

This program will provide participants with:

• the necessary conceptual frameworks for solving problems in operations of health systems
• knowledge in operations management as applied to health systems
• tools for analysing health system operations against world best practice standards
• capabilities to use frameworks for diagnosing and specifying improvement initiatives for health systems
• ability to analyse and specify change management programs in health systems
• understanding of leadership and management frameworks of leading organisations and how these can be adapted to health systems
• tools such as lean operations, quality and waste reduction methods

To satisfy the requirements of the Professional Certificate in Health Systems Management students must successfully complete 1 core subjects of 25 points.

The core subject is:
MGMT90137 Health Systems Management

MGMT90137 Health Systems Management

1. The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant's ability to pursue successfully the course using the following criteria -

• an undergraduate degree in any discipline; or
• at least 10 years of documented relevant work experience in health systems, including at least 2 years of managerial experienc

2. The Selection Committee may conduct interviews and tests and may call for referee reports or employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.

Professional Certificate in Health System Management welcomes applications from students with disabilities. It is University and degree policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the degree.

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this course are articulated in the Course Overview, Objectives and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this course are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

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Graduates will be able to:

• achieve levels of academic excellence in analysing and diagnosing health system effectiveness and specifying improvement initiatives
• Integrate across disciplines of organisational change and development, operations management and leadership.
• demonstrate leadership in applying knowledge gained to improve system effectiveness in health systems and beyond
• work with a group of culturally diverse staff in health systems and beyond
• be able to apply concepts of sustainable development in health systems

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Please refer to the subjects offered in this course.