Eligibility

The following criteria are essential for eligibility to undertake the Fellowship program. Depending on the length of ACHSM membership, different points are awarded as part of the scoring system for eligibility:

Membership:

You must be a member of ACHSM at Associate Fellow to undertake Fellowship

You must have a minimum of 3 years membership of ACHSM, or

A minimum of 1 year membership of ACHSM plus 2 years membership of a professional body relevant to health service management and requires participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) (eg Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of GPs, Certified Practising Accountant).

Continuing Professional Development:

You must be able to demonstrate involvement in continuing professional development within the health sector over the past 3 years, including at least 1 year in the ACHSM Continuing Professional Development Program(CPD). Applicants with less than 3 years in the CPD program will be asked for details of further education activities undertaken.

Qualifications:

You must have completed an accredited or approved degree, diploma or post-graduate qualification. A list of courses accredited by ACHSM can be found on the website.

Employment History:

It is preferable that you are currently working in the health or aged care sector. Applicants may be asked to outline their management responsibilities.

Professional Contributions:

You may need to provide evidence of contribution to the health sector by publications in recent relevant journals. You may also include experience such as an ACHS surveyor or an aged care surveyor, holding a position on an ACHSM Branch Council or other professional college, conference presentations, consultancies, published reports, project reports and major reviews.

The points associated with these criteria are as follows: