Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to: 1. demonstrate a detailed understanding of principles of financial, resource and information management in clinical health care systems 2. demonstrate a detailed understanding of medico-legal issues in clinical health management 3. demonstrate a detailed understanding of basic elements of health care systems 4. demonstrate a detailed understanding of health care quality assurance and quality improvement 5. demonstrate a detailed understanding of factors which influence the design and implementation of health programs 6. demonstrate a detailed understanding of epidemiological and statistical skills necessary for the understanding of evidenced based medicine, quality improvement and health program evaluations 7. be familiar with research initiatives in clinical health policy and clinical health policy and clinical health services planning 8. demonstrate skills in working in a team and team leadership 9. demonstrate skills in literature review, report writing, oral presentations, verbal and visual communications and the basic use of computers 10. demonstrate skills in analysis of the economic, political, cultural, ethical, industrial, technological and psycho-social determinants of clinical health care systems and their relationship to health policy initiatives.

An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate discipline, with at least 60% credit average and relevant professional experience,or qualification/experience or satisfactory substitute that the faculty considers to be equivalent. The department will individually assess applications from students without a degree who have extensive professional experience.