Specialist Certificate in Disaster Health Management (SC-DHM) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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Intended learning outcomes

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

  • Utilise clinical and health service design and implementation processes for preventing, planning, responding to, and managing disaster events.
  • Identify the different roles key stakeholders play across a range of disaster management situations, allowing you to shape organisational response across cross-functional teams in clinical settings.
  • Evaluate principles of resource utilisation, resilience and recovery management, applied to extreme conditions in a range of settings.
  • Recognise, assess, and respond to complex disasters situations from a clinical and healthcare management perspective.
  • Apply a clear ethical framework to crisis situations, increasing capacity to make highly effective decisions, supported by a strong understanding of disaster response methodology.
  • Compare and contrast treatment and management regimes for a comprehensive range of natural and man-made disasters.

Generic skills

  • The capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation.
  • Critical thinking and analytical skills.
  • An openness to new ideas.
  • The ability to communicate scientific knowledge through oral, written and web-based media.

Graduate attributes

Academically Excellent

  • Have in-depth knowledge of their specialist disciplines
  • Have skills in examining issues with multiple disciplinary perspectives
  • Apply knowledge, information and research skills to complex problems in a range of contexts and are effective oral and written communicators.

Active Citizenship

  • Have engaged with contemporary local, national and global issues and developed an appreciation of the Asian region
  • Aware of the social and cultural diversity in communities and can work collaboratively with people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds
  • Have an understanding of and deep respect for Indigenous knowledge, culture and values

Leaders in Communities

  • Support a commitment to civic service in graduates' lives and careers, equipping them to be active, well-informed citizens who make substantial contributions to society
  • Have the potential to be leaders in their professions and communities, with the capacity to work effectively across disciplines and cultures
  • Through advocacy and innovation, they are able to lead change for a sustainable future

Integrity and Self-Awareness

  • Be motivated, self-directed and well-organised, with the ability to set goals and manage time and priorities
  • Self-aware and reflective, with skills in self-assessment, and place great importance on their personal and professional integrity

Last updated: 27 February 2025