MPH5266 Clinical leadership and management
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5266 Clinical leadership and management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Alfred Hospital
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MPH5266
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MPH5266
No unit lists MPH5266 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate degree
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This Unit will review key leadership, management, and organisation theory and its application to healthcare settings.
It will investigate the role of the manager, leadership skills, staffing issues, clinician engagement, performance management, career management, managing change, structuring organisations for patient care, developing strategy, consumer engagement, change management, and project management.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Alfred Hospital | Block on |
Assessment
- Critical reflectionsThreshold hurdle40%
- Essay (20%) (1,200 words)20%
- Report (2,400 words)Threshold hurdle40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the application of complex management theories in the management of health care teams and organisations.
- 2
Interpret the applicability of health care research findings to health care management practice.
- 3
Formulate practical solutions and apply management experience to solve complex health management problems.
- 4
Demonstrate theoretical and practical approaches to leadership within health services and the importance of clinical engagement.
- 5
Communicate health care management solutions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- 6
Evaluate the perspectives of health care consumers and other stakeholders in health service planning.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars15 hours
9 hours per week including 2 Block Days of 7.5 contact hours each
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Peter Bradford
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Peter Bradford
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5266?
MPH5266 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MPH5266 offered?
In 2023, MPH5266 runs in Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital.
Does MPH5266 have an exam?
No. MPH5266 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.