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Graduate Attributes for Honours Students Graduating with Competency in Health Policy. |
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| Knowledge of policy environments, including: |
| ◸ understanding of the Australian health system, including knowledge of both Federal and State/Territory systems |
| ◸ a basic understanding of comparative international health policy |
| Knowledge of information and evidence, including: |
| ◸ the ability to identify and effectively use appropriate research to understand and analyse health policy |
| ◸ skills in evidence acquisition and analysis |
| ◸ a basic and technical knowledge in health services evaluation |
| ◸ a capacity to integrate qualitative and quantitative skills and information |
| ◸ knowledge and understanding of the social and political determinants of health and health policy |
| ◸ an understanding of the basic principles of health economics |
| Knowledge of policy process, including: |
| ◸ knowledge of both micro and macro level views of policy |
| ◸ knowledge of the legal, value, political and ethical influences on policy |
| ◸ awareness of the role of leadership in policy development and implementation |
| Knowledge of the didactic analysis of policy, including: |
| ◸ the ability to examine the congruence between values and intentions and actual policy |
| ◸ the ability to understand and analyse aspirational policy and the importance of constructive new ideas |
| ◸ practical knowledge of examples of policy failures and "real" policy |
| Skills for effective engagement of policy stakeholders, including: |
| ◸ knowledge and skills in advocacy and consultation |
| ◸ the ability to appreciate the value and ethical aspects that influence stakeholder views and positions |
| ◸ knowledge of the breadth of policy stakeholders and the diversity of their interests and influence |
Smith-Merry et al. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2007 4:19 doi:10.1186/1743-8462-4-19 |