Improving Healthcare in Asia

Public health issues will be among the most serious challenges in Asia in the coming years. The growing complexities of healthcare delivery call for more holistic insights and integrative solutions.

The NIHA Healthcare Leadership Program presents a unique opportunity for healthcare leaders to enhance their leadership acumen and decision-making abilities to address these complexities. Participants will learn about health policy and program design, implementation and evaluation, as well as healthcare leadership and management.

With its Asia-centric case studies and faculty, the NIHA Healthcare Leadership Program is the first of its kind, blending traditional teaching methods with case-study learning and site visits. All participants will also have the opportunity to work with a faculty mentor on a practical project.

Dates and Fees

• Core Module: 24 Jun – 5 Jul 2013 (Intake 3) *No longer accepting applications*
• Advanced Module: 1 – 5 Jul 2013
• Fees:
  • SGD 20,000 (excl. GST) for Core Module
  • SGD 10,000 (excl. GST) for Advanced Module

Full scholarship may be offered to qualified applicants.

For enquiries, please contact Ms Joanna Li at +65 6516 7872 or joanna.li@nus.edu.sg

Curriculum

The NIHA Healthcare Leadership Program comprises two modules: a Core Module and an Advanced Module.

The Core Module consists of coursework over two weeks, which will address the following areas:

• Health policy and program design, implementation and evaluation
• Leadership and management skills with a focus on healthcare settings
• Updates of selected healthcare and public health topics

Following the Core Module, participants will proceed to work on a practical project in their home countries for a year. The proposals are developed during the Core Module to help participants identify the areas and topics they would like to focus on. Faculty mentors are provided by NIHA to support the participants in their projects over the one year.

All participants who successfully complete the Core Module will be invited to return for the Advanced Module in the following year. This allows participants to present their project work and also to network with new participants on the program.

Core Module Focus

Leadership and Change

• Inspiring and motivating
• Leading change in healthcare
• Setting the vision and tone
• Listening, learning, negotiating and influencing

Healthcare Decision-Making

• Policy analysis
• Effective framing and problem-solving
• Leveraging data for systematic decisions

Implementation

• Pursuit of excellence: Quality improvement
• Healthcare policy implementation

Stakeholder Management

• Communicating with stakeholders (public, patients, caregivers, staff)
• Connectedness and outreach
• Crisis management
• Social and public healthcare marketing

Who Should Attend?

• Leaders from government, civil service and civil society who contribute to health policy and health services delivery in Asia
• Participants are likely to be mid-career directors or deputy directors in charge of a health program or department.

How You Will Benefit?

• Better decision-making capacity through extensive use of policy analysis
• More critical "consumption" of data and research, and improved ability to use new knowledge and evidence in decision-making
• More appropriate use of expert advice in tackling complex healthcare issues
• Improved understanding of the processes and tools for implementing health policies and programs
• Becoming better equipped to lead and manage healthcare organizations

Faculty

The NIHA Healthcare Leadership Program is taught by internationally recognized faculty from NUS Business School, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Pardee RAND Graduate School, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Our Program Directors and faculty are of the highest calibre with outstanding credentials from global universities and extensive experience in Healthcare Leadership. In addition to being actively engaged in research and teaching, they also have consulting experience with blue-chip companies, multi-national corporations, businesses and goverments worldwide.

Program Directors

NUS Faculty

Pardee RAND Graduate School Faculty

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

University of Twente

NUS Initiative to Improve Health in Asia (NIHA)

The NUS Initiative to Improve Health in Asia (NIHA) aims to elevate the quality of public health and healthcare delivery in Asia. It is coordinated by the NUS Global Asia Institute, in collaboration with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the NUS Business School. NIHA also collaborates with other institutions in Singapore and internationally with the relevant expertise.

NIHA was made possible with a funding of S$17 million over 10 years from the GSK-EDB Trust Fund. It was announced by Singapore Health Minister Mr Khaw Boon Wan on 21 July 2010 at the East Asia Health Policy Dialogue, a symposium organized at the sidelines of the ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting.

NUS Global Asia Institute

NUS Global Asia Institute aims to take the lead in research and scholarship directed at topics pivotal to Asia’s future. By focusing on integrative studies, the work of the Institute goes beyond public policies and also deals with matters of technological importance.

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy was established in 2004 with the mission of educating and training the next generation of Asian policymakers and leaders. Its objectives are to raise the standards of governance throughout the region, and to contribute to the transformation of Asia.

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine has produced leaders in healthcare delivery, discovery and public service, as well as played a pivotal role in Singapore’s Life Sciences Initiative and Singapore Medicine.

NUS Business School

NUS Business School is known for providing management thought leadership from an Asian perspective, enabling its students and corporate partners to leverage global knowledge and Asian insights.

Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health builds on 60 years of experience in research, teaching and practice as a department of epidemiology and public health at NUS. With a distinctly Asian focus, the school’s strengths include chronic disease epidemiology, statistical genomics, workplace health and a well-developed Master of Public Health program.

Pardee RAND Graduate School

Pardee RAND Graduate School is one of the original eight US graduate programs created to train future leaders in public policy and the only one specializing exclusively in the PhD. It is based at RAND Corporation, a non-profit institution that helps improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. Its mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide.

Health Technology and Services Research (HTSR)

Health Technology and Services Research (HTSR)is a department of the School of Management and Governance - University of Twente. HTSR specializes in scientific research towards the clinical and economic outcomes of (emerging) medical technology and the efficient organization of health care.

Testimonials

"The content, the overall information and the skills I have gained from this course have been incredible. Before I attended this program I had been struggling with myself to connect the different issues and topics related to management and leadership together. The content of this course is uniquely put together and really addresses the issues that I had back in my workplace. We covered teambuilding, leadership, policy analysis, effective communication and the multi-sectoral approach towards health promotion. The conceptual learning and framework from this course will help me to resolve the issues that I have or will be consistently facing back in Afghanistan."

Mohammad Dauod Khuram
National Manager, Health Program
Aga Khan Foundation
Afghanistan

"This program has provided me with insights on leadership, as well as the courage and support on how to implement a project and be a good leader. What I liked most about the program is that it gave us a chance to talk about our experiences – many ideas were shared between participants from many countries. The field trip was very exciting because it gave examples on how a health-promoting environment can be implemented and how multi-agency collaboration is being executed in Singapore."

Ruziana Binti Miss
District Health Officer
Kuching Divisional Health Office, Sarawak
Malaysia

"This program has changed the way I look at healthcare and how to deliver and improve healthcare for a large group of patients."

Fareed Kagda
Senior Consultant
Alexandra Hospital
Singapore

"What I liked about the program is how it combines health system analysis with the business management side. This is a very interesting combination that I seldom find works very well, but I really liked the way NUS packaged the two components together. It was also delivered by world-class professors and we were given ample time to have group discussions as well as share our experiences. Overall, it has been a very rich experience and I feel very blessed."

Esther Indriani
Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition Specialist
World Vision International
Indonesia