Hospitals and Healthcare

There is broad recognition of the under‐representation of women in health care and medical leadership.1,2,3,4 The World Health Organization landmark report Delivered by women, led by men5 showed women make up 70% of the global health workforce but only 25% of the leadership. Decades of parity in men and women graduating from medical schools have not translated to gender equality in medical leadership,6 with variable gender participation in medical and surgical specialties and exacerbated by the “leaky” pipeline into medical leadership.2,3,7,8,9,10 Despite improvement, the disparity in Australian medical leadership remains, with only 33% of private hospital Chief Executive Officers and 30% of heads of Australian medical schools being women.

International Women's Day is a time to take stock of what has been achieved and what remains to be done. 2020 was a massive missed opportunity to improve gender equity among university leaders.

A tool that allows healthcare workers to self-assess their leadership competencies is just one of the elements of the world’s first Massive Open Online Course in health leadership starting soon at UNSW.

Despite increasing awareness of the importance of leadership in healthcare, our understanding of the competencies of effective leadership remains limited. We used a concept mapping approach (a blend of qualitative and quantitative analysis of group processe

At Southern Cross University, you can fast-track your online postgraduate degree with our accelerated study model. Fully online learning for master's degrees in Business Administration (MBA), Engineering Management, IT Management, Healthcare Leadership, Accounting and Project Management.

RCSI is at the vanguard of supporting the Irish health service in leading change. Mor

Develop your own leadership style, while also coaching and mentoring teams to promote individual growth and improve organizational outcomes.

No one ever became a great leader without first becoming a great communicator. Great leaders connect with people on an emotional level every time they speak.

This free online course will explore how leadership can influence strategic outcomes in healthcare organisations.

This free online course will explore how leadership can influence strategic outcomes in healthcare organisations.