Graduate Certificate in Digital Transformation of Health (GC-DTHLTH) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the course, graduates should be able to:

  • Describe how contemporary digital health technologies can be integrated into healthcare practice in terms of their effect on safety and quality, access and equity, continuity of care, effectiveness, and consumer empowerment
  • Critically evaluate the generation, governance and use of digital data, information and knowledge, including legal and ethical considerations, in the context of electronic health records, clinical decision support systems, virtual care, mobile health, machine learning and artificial intelligence applications in health
  • Apply the concept of a Learning Health System and processes of problem assessment, data analysis, design thinking, implementation science and evaluation frameworks to digital health initiatives in specific contexts
  • Apply principles of governance, leadership, change management and strategic planning to integrate digital health initiatives and innovation within organisations, across communities and healthcare systems.

Generic skills

  • Have the ability to demonstrate advanced independent critical enquiry, analysis and reflection
  • Reach a high level of achievement in writing, research or project activities, problem-solving and communication
  • Be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
  • Be able to examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
  • Have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
  • Be able to initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces.

Graduate attributes

The Graduate Certificate in Digital Transformation of Health has the objective of preparing graduates who embody the following attributes:

Active citizenship:

  • An understanding of organisational data governance, the ability to be an active participant in professional organisations, and an appreciation of the benefits of this participation
  • An understanding of the principles of quality, continuity, access, and safety in health care systems
  • An understanding of the principles of efficient and equitable allocation and use of finite resources in health care systems, locally and globally
  • An understanding of the principles of continuity and coordination of virtual health care

Integrity and self-awareness:

  • The ability to give and receive effective feedback in order to help other learners and colleagues to improve their performance
  • The ability to identify and share authoritative information and knowledge with groups of learners and colleagues
  • The ability to recognise ethical and legal issues that arise and to respond in line with current standards and guidelines in the field

Academic distinction: 

  • The ability to locate and apply currentscientific and industry knowledge, information and data from a variety of credible sources
  • The ability to propose and critique alternative approaches to development, implementation and evaluation challenges in the field.

Last updated: 28 February 2025