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Leadership in Clinical Settings (PADM90013)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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The healthcare system requires leaders, and many clinicians anticipate taking on leadership positions, or find themselves in leadership roles, without any formal education in leadership. This can have negative consequences for the leader, colleagues, patients and healthcare organisations. The purpose of this subject is to provide clinical leaders (and aspiring leaders) with knowledge of leadership practices and the opportunity to implement this learning and acquire new skills. Subject content will be grounded in evidence-based knowledge produced by leadership scholars and practiced by leaders within healthcare organisations.
Topics covered will include:
- Styles of effective clinical leadership
- Leading successful and productive teams
- Conflict resolution and difficult conversations
- Emotional intelligence
- Ethical issues in clinical leadership
- Coaching and developing others
Teaching/learning formats include:
- Interactive facilitator presentations
- Case studies
- Group exercises
- Small team discussions of participant leadership challenges
- Participant presentations
- Guest speakers: senior clinical leaders who will share their leadership challenges and solutions
The informal exchange of insights and experiences among participants is a key aspect of learning.
Intended learning outcomes
Students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an analytical and reflective approach to their clinical leadership
- Understand the unique and common challenges and approaches involved in managing, developing and coaching others within the clinical context
- Be aware of their strengths and weaknesses as a clinical leader and be prepared to collaborate accordingly
- Collaborate with practitioners from other health disciplines to achieve best outcomes for their patients
- Appreciate the importance of exchanging feedback, support and assistance with colleagues
Generic skills
- Ability to bring new problem solving and analytic skills to issues of clinical leadership
- Lead teams and work well as a member of a team
- Break down unfamiliar and difficult challenges, make plans for, and lead the implementation of, programs that address these challenges
- Communicate leadership visions and plans effectively through both spoken presentations and written documents.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, students must be admitted to one of the following courses, this subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
- Specialist Certificate in Clinical Leadership (SC-CLNLEAD)
- Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research (N34AA)
- Master of Clinical Research (N01AA)
To be eligible to undertake this subject as a single subject enrolment through the Community Access Program (CAP), students must meet the entrance requirements for one of the above courses.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual oral presentation
| During the teaching period | 20% |
Individual reflective paper
| 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | 30% |
Action learning paper
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
Additional details
Note: Students will receive feedback on their presentation in class. The first written assessment feedback will be given via email and/or LMS prior to the submission of the final assessment.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- August
Principal coordinator Jill Klein Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 21 hours (3 days of intensive workshop) Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 8 July 2020 Pre teaching requirements 21 hours (3 days of intensive workshop) Teaching period 5 August 2020 to 7 August 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 July 2020 Census date 5 August 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 14 August 2020 Assessment period ends 7 September 2020
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Pre-reading, identification of leadership challenges (one page summary)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Specialist Certificate in Clinical Leadership - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022