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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
March
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
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
- Asynchronous learning via Canvas (videos, text, reflection and discussions)
- 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:
- Develop an analytical and reflective approach to their clinical leadership.
- Identify the unique and common challenges and approaches involved in managing, developing and coaching others within the clinical context.
- Recognise 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.
- Identify the importance of exchanging feedback, support and assistance with colleagues.
Generic skills
- Ability to bring new problem solving and analytic skills to issues
- 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
Non-allowed subjects
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 |
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Individual oral presentation
| During the teaching period | 20% |
Written participation in canvas-based discussion. Participants should engage in the Discussion Boards through their own posts and as responses to others. It would be expected that these posts, and the time spent on reflection, would be equivalent to the time spent on a 1500-word paper.
| Throughout the teaching period | 30% |
Action learning paper
| End of semester | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- March
Coordinator Jill Klein Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 17 February 2023 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to complete reading and view videos that will be provided via LMS. Teaching period 16 March 2023 to 17 March 2023 Last self-enrol date 22 February 2023 Census date 16 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 31 March 2023 Assessment period ends 24 April 2023 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 In addition to the synchronous and asynchronous contact hours, students are expected to engage in online discussions throughout the teaching period, reflect upon learning materials at their workplace and then join class discussions and activities. Written participation in canvas-based discussions is required. Time for implementing learned material in the work setting and preparation of assessments is also required.
What do these dates mean
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
Pre-reading, identification of leadership challenges (one page summary)
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024