The education of future senior health service managers.
Primarily due to economic forces, health services are being forced into a tight organisational framework of hospitals, clinics and services which need to be managed by educated professional managers. These managers need to be competent general and financial managers, competent planners, knowledgeable about health status, health issues, the Australian health care systems and knowledgeable about society, law and ethics. Assumptions that recruitment of people with such a formidable array of talents would be difficult are incorrect as judged by current experiences. Very talented and experienced candidates are being attracted to graduate education programs in health service management in many Australian universities. Accordingly the future management of Australian health services should be in good hands.
Lawson
J
J
School of Health Administration, University of New South Wales.
D001315:Australia; D003479:Curriculum; D004500:Education, Graduate; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000193:education*; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors