An intern’s guide to the ACHSM national congress (By Annie Makar) In September 2022, the Victorian Health Management Interns embarked on a journey to the west for the first face-to-face ACHSM Asia-Pacific health leadership congress in three years. The ACHSM congress is the premier event in the region to bring together leaders in health service delivery. December 2, 2022 By Sharnee Trehan career, challenges, General, health service delivery, internship, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Reflections on completing the internship during COVID-19 (Lucy Sutherland) Lucy Sutherland reflects on her experiences completing the HMIP under the auspices of lockdown October 7, 2021 By Oscar Chaffey COVID-19, General, internship 0 0 Comment Read More »
Starting a new role in the virtual world (Matthew Macaulay) The one thing that has been certain during the COVID pandemic is uncertainty. October 27, 2020 By ACHSM Admin career, challenges, Change, COVID-19, fresh starts, General, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Tips for adapting to change and being resilient Over the past 6 months, we have seen unprecedented changes to the way we work, the way we live and the way we learn. September 21, 2020 By ACHSM Admin career, challenges, Change, COVID-19, fresh starts, General, mental health, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
The role of a health manager during a health crisis – Responding to COVID-19 and leading through uncertainty When I commenced the health management internship in 2020, I would never have expected to be involved in one of the largest public health crises to affect the Australian health system. COVID-19 has infected over 2 million people and resulted in 161,000 deaths globally. May 8, 2020 By ACHSM Admin challenges, Change, COVID-19, General, health service delivery, public health 0 0 Comment Read More »
The Bell Curve Effect The best possible and highest quality health care is what we should be striving for in the health industry. March 20, 2019 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Intern Insight: 2018 6 Interns, 3 Trimesters, 2 Placements, 1 Year March 17, 2019 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
An Insight to a Placement at a Department For my third placement I was based at the Department of Health and Human Services in the Metro Performance Team. March 17, 2019 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Communication easy to say but what does it mean? A management position description always appears to have some similar themes and key criteria: Are you an effective communicator? A strong communicator that can effectively lead? Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills? Communication is always a required skill but what does this really mean? September 18, 2018 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Victoria HMIP Graduation 2018 Celebrating the graduation of the HMIP Interns who met the requirements of the program at the end of 2017 September 5, 2018 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Change is the New Black Tegan Cotter, a first-year management intern, reflects on her journey to the HMIP and why change might not be so bad after all June 25, 2018 By Tais Lildaree Change, General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Managing Mental Health in the Workplace Cherry Liang, a second year management intern, discusses the importance of mental health management in the workplace. June 12, 2018 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Four Lessons: From Bedside to Boardroom Ren Cazar, a first-year health management intern, discusses the challenges and triumphs of moving from bedside to boardroom, describing the hidden parallels between the clinician, leaders and the patient. May 6, 2018 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Quality improvement: an international perspective Lachlan Crowe, a first year HMIP intern, delves into a discussion on quality improvement, focussing on a comparison between the UK and Victoria. March 14, 2018 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Standout Sessions from the 2017 ACHSM/ACHS Asia-Pacific Congress Simon Hogan, a second year HMIP intern in Victoria looks back at the presentations delivered by two standout sessions at our 2017 Asia-Pacific Congress in Sydney. December 9, 2017 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
A HMIP Intern's perspective of the 2017 ACHSM/ACHS Asia-Pacific Congress Simon Chong, a second-year HMIP Intern in Victoria gives an account of his experience attending the 2017 ACHSM/ACHS Asia-Pacific Congress, held from 27-29 Sep in Sydney. November 29, 2017 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Healthcare Procurement Procurement? Isn’t that just buying products? This was the simplistic view I had till I started my rotation at Health Purchasing Victoria in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sourcing. Author: Rubin Ng May 23, 2016 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Celebrating victories – the things that really matter There are different perspectives on victories and achievements. Whether it is professional or personal achievements, Health Management Intern Jane Dinh talks about celebrating victories. Author: Jane Dinh May 20, 2016 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Networking, a health management intern’s holy grail To a new Health Management Intern, what exactly does ‘networking’ mean? Mpilwenhle ‘MP’ Mthunzi has attempted to demystify the term by soliciting the views and experiences of his fellow interns and sharing tips on how to network effectively May 9, 2016 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Introducing the Vic 1st Year HMIP Interns An introduction to the 2016 1st year Victorian health management interns March 31, 2016 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Insights from a Victorian Health Management Intern First year intern Angeline Kuek shares her experience of the ACHSM Victorian Health Management Internship Program. March 15, 2016 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Change management – more than just a professional development tool Jane Dinh reflects on the importance of change management in a health management career and her experiences of the best ways to handle changes in health management. February 29, 2016 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Personal Leadership As a requirement of the Health Management Internship Program (HMIP) various competencies must be achieved. Here are tips and tricks on how to achieve the personal leadership competencies. Competency - Determination and perseverance in achieving org February 15, 2016 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Making use of your personal network Jane Dinh on the importance of using your personal support network throughout the Health Management Intern Program (HMIP) November 17, 2015 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »
What interns think of the health management internship program An intern's summary of what the VIC HMIP is all about, things they found useful and what to look forward to. November 17, 2015 By Tais Lildaree General 0 0 Comment Read More »