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MG01 - International Health Consultancy
Course Convenor: Dr Vicki Doyle
Course Administrator: Laura Hand (contact Laura Hand for admissions information)
This course is of value to health, management and social development specialists working in government, non government and academic settings worldwide who want to develop their consultancy skills.
Course Dates:
14 May - 1 June 2012
Fees
£2,100
What has been the most useful aspect of the course? – Being able to join other health consultants to assess situations in order to offer options for a realistic solution to a problem
(Alumni Questionnaire #1, 2011)
Course Objective
To provide emerging individuals with an opportunity to enhance and improve their professional knowledge and skills in the provision and management of consultancy services within the context of international health and deliver work that is robust, evidence-based and grounded in the reality of resource-poor settings
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this intensive 3-week course participants will be able to:
- Understand the context of key global initiatives and new developments in international health in their role as a consultant;
- Demonstrate the skills required to work as an international consultant,
- Describe the international health consultancy process and its management,
- Deliver successful consultancies.
Entry Qualifications*
- Masters level qualification or postgraduate professional qualification.
- Minimum of 5 years experience in the health sector.
- Experience of short-term project work, for example, consultancy or research projects, or work as an external advisor.
- Proof of English to IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 570 paper based exam or 88 iBT.
We also expect all students to show a commitment to pro-poor and gender-equity approaches to international health development.
*A limited number of places are available for those who are involved in consultancy management, who wish to improve their understanding of the context of international health consultancy (criteria for acceptance will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
To enrich the learning experience we aim to achieve a balance of expertise and experience within each course intake.
A Complete Learning Package
- Teaching methods include lectures, group exercises, case studies of actual consultancies and projects, analysis of real life scenarios, self-directed learning and tutorial support. Participatory approaches are encouraged throughout the module.
- An exciting aspect of this course is the application of learning through project (consultancy) assignments. This will include the opportunity for students to present their learning to outside agencies.
Course Lecturers include:
Dr Vicki Doyle, Course Director
Vicki is an experienced senior manager with 20 years experience working nationally and internationally in health systems development. Having worked in both the public and private sector she has a proven track record in strategic and operational planning, project and programme management, marketing and communications, developing new business opportunities and strategic alliances, institutional and individual capacity strengthening and monitoring and evaluation. Her technical expertise in quality assurance and health sector reform has resulted in a wide range of publications including global guidance, national strategy documents, policy briefs, training manuals, book chapters and journal articles. She has provided technical assistance to countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia working at a global, national, regional, district and community level. She has been a member of technical and management advisory groups on several large multi-million pound donor-funded programmes. Her passion for providing formal support for professional development within the context of international health consultancy led to her leading the development, delivery and evaluation of the first short course in international health consultancy in 2007.
Course Assessment
The certificate of completion for this course requires a mark of 50% that can be obtained through the successful undertaking of 1 individual and 1 group assignment during the course. There will also be optional exercises and reading, prior to attending the course.
