Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Metro North Hospital and Health Service
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The Graduate Certificate in Health Services Innovation is the first university qualification aimed at enabling senior clinicians and health service administrators to develop, assess and implement innovations within the healthcare setting.
Metro North Hospital and Health Services (MNHHS) in partnership with the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) at QUT have developed the Health Services Innovation major as part of the Graduate Certificate in Health Science. The aim of the Health Services Innovation major is to increase the capacity of staff to implement innovative change in health services.
The academic program has been designed to address a perceived skills shortage in health economics and policy analysis as well as in implementation science, and emerging field that examines how to best implement research findings into practice.
Please ensure you carefully read the information and documents below before submitting your application:
Please ensure you visit Metro North Office of Research's Graduate Certificate in Health Science (Health Services Innovation) webpage for details of the program, roadshow and supplementary information.
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