Master of Clinical Medicine (Leadership and Management)

University of Newcastle

About Master of Clinical Medicine (Leadership and Management)

Contemporary health leaders are required to be effective advocates and change agents in promoting quality and safety in healthcare. Evidence-based quality patient centred care can be achieved through fostering innovation in clinical leaders from all disciplines and promoting expertise in building and leading 21st century high performing inter-professional teams.

The Master of Clinical Medicine (Leadership and Management) will provide you with an up-to-date education that blends clinical care, teamwork and environmental sustainability with principles of leadership and management. You will be prepared with the skills and knowledge to take on senior health leadership positions and inter-professional team leadership roles across a full range of health environments.

What you will study

The University of Newcastle Master of Clinical Medicine (Leadership and Management) will enable you to learn to evaluate, assess and develop clinical competence. You will gain a deeper understanding of how the Australian health service is structured, financed and performs from a local, national and international perspective, and learn the economics and clinical governance of health care systems. You will also develop advanced skills necessary for leading effective high-performing inter-professional clinical teams.

Key areas of study include:

Foundations of Clinical Leadership and Management
Application of Leadership and Management Skills
Quality and Safety in Health Care
Global Health Systems and Policy

Entry Requirements

Health professional registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Authority (AHPRA), national board, or another recognised accrediting body, from the following discipline areas:
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Midwifery
- Oral Health
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
- Exercise Physiology
- Clinical Psychology
- Podiatry
- Optometry
- Nuclear Medicine
- Radiation Therapy
- Diagnostic Radiography
- Occupational Therapy
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Speech Pathology
- Social Work
- Paramedicine
Completed a minimum of a three year degree with at least one year's experience in a clinical setting

International health professional graduates in Australia are encouraged to apply. Health professional graduates working overseas are also encouraged to apply and their application will be reviewed by the Program Convenor on a case by case basis. International applicants will need to demonstrate current registration with their equivalent health professional registration authority.

English Program Requirements

All Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the University’s English proficiency requirement. Further information regarding English language proficiency requirements can be found at the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy here.

Applicants for this program must satisfy a minimum English Language Proficiency Standard equivalent to an IELTS overall minimum of 7.0 with no subtest result below 6.5.

English Requirements

Min IELTS: 7

Career

The University of Newcastle Master of Clinical Medicine (Leadership and Management) is designed to develop contemporary leaders with the skills and knowledge to take on senior clinical leadership positions across a range of health environments.

Possible career paths may include:

Clinical team leader/manager
Department or unit director
Director of clinical governance
Director of quality improvement and system redesign
Head of discipline
Hospital or community service leader
Operational manager

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Course Summary

Study level

Postgraduate

Discipline

Health and Medicine

Cricos

12263

Duration

2 years

Study mode

Online

Fee*

A$77,334 per year

University Summary

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