Leadership in Clinical Settings (PADM90013)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
Contact information
March
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
| Availability | March |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into one of the following:
- SC-CLNLEAD Specialist Certificate in Clinical Leadership
- N34AA Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research
- N01AA Master of Clinical Research
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.
This subject is not available for students admitted in any other 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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
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: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- March
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 18 February 2022 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to complete reading that will be provided via LMS. Teaching period 16 March 2022 to 18 March 2022 Last self-enrol date 23 February 2022 Census date 16 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 April 2022 Assessment period ends 25 April 2022 March contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Pre-reading, identification of leadership challenges (one page summary)
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
- 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 31 January 2024