Curriculum Framework: Leadership in People-Oriented Healthcare

Faculty of Health Sciences

This is a Faculty-wide framework for all FHS curricula developed by the GEMS working party as part of Faculty response to the changing context of health education. The framework is designed to provide a unifying and cohesive purpose to our curricula as well as anticipating some of the coming changes in health with consequent impact on our graduates. The framework aims to enhance our current graduate attributes as well as acknowledge professional accreditation requirements. The framework comprises four over-arching themes aligned with the curriculum themes of other health professional programs in similar institutions, including the Sydney Medical Program. A corresponding clinical framework has been developed concurrently. The four themes make explicit the direction and emphasis of education of health professionals at FHS. It is anticipated that the balance of the themes may be expressed differently in different disciplines and in different years of each program, and that the learning within the themes will overlap. It is also anticipated that there will be a greater proportion of common course content and that new educational experiences will be identified.

1) Scientific Bases of Health
Basic and clinical sciences

1.1) Psychology - lifespan

1.2) Biological Sciences

1.3) Sociology

1.4) Kinesiology

1.5) Evidence-Based Practice

1.6) Research Methods/Stats/Enquiry

2) Competent Health Professionals

2.1) Client-centred care

2.2) Communication

2.3) Theory of interventions

2.4) Techniques

2.5) Health promotion

2.6) Technology (eHealth, e-records, devices, imaging)

2.7) Teamwork/collaboration

2.8) Competence in Dx, Ax

3) Health and People, Organisations and Society

3.1) Meanings of illnesses

3.2) Cultural influences

3.3) Health systems

3.4) International health/developing countries

3.5) Globalisation

3.6) Primary health care/Public health

3.7) Other systems/organizations e.g. education, communities

4) Personal and Professional Development

4.1) Ethics – (Code of conduct) - human rights/ethical courage

4.2) Professional Associations

4.3) Lifelong learning

4.4) Legal (including regulations, legislation)

4.5) Policy

4.6) Leadership and Management

4.7) Personal and intellectual autonomy

4.8) Business/health economics

4.9) Self-care (burn-out)