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CQUniversity and Telecare Elevate PhD Scholarship (External)

$AU40,000 Stipend per year ($AU120,000 Total), plus In-Kind
3 years
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July 29, 2024
November 3, 2024
Research
Telecare is Australia’s largest specialist telehealth service provider in rural and remote regions, where access to healthcare, particularly specialist healthcare is challenging. The purpose of this project will be to evaluate and research the Telecare model of care, integrated into the hospital systems out of a number of sites in rural and remote Queensland, by addressing critical gaps in healthcare accessibility, where access to healthcare is limited and high wait times risk patient outcomes. This research project will study the telecare model’s effectiveness, impact on patient outcomes, capability to reduce waitlist, and the general potential for enhancing health care delivery and patient outcomes. The aim is to deliver positive healthcare outcomes and increase patient experience and satisfaction with virtual out-patient telecare model of healthcare. 
  • Candidate with a medical degree and work experience in a clinic/specialist/hospital telehealth setting is preferable
  • Candidate, with a master's in nursing with work experience in clinic/specialist/hospital teleheath setting
  • Alternatively, a candidate with a master's in public health or healthcare digital technologies and work experience in digital health/teleheath care related hospital services

Essential: Demonstrated interest or experience in digital health, health policy, health reform, or quality improvement.

Optional: Candidate with a medical degree/master's and work experience in a clinic/specialist/hospital teleheath setting is preferable.

In kind partner contribution: Access to data, establishing collaboration and partnerships with hospitals, provision of software and technology, and access to hospital facilities to conduct research.

Project: This PhD research project is cross-disciplinary and will examine and evaluate the virtual Telecare model of healthcare delivery. This model includes hospitals, clinicians, patients, systems, and technology use by the doctors/specialist and the patients. Its outcomes will have impacts on the clinical workforce supply, reduce waitlist, as well as enhance consumer/patient access, and experience with virtual Telecare or Telehealth out-patient consulting. 

The following documents to be attached to the application:

  1. Cover letter addressing the selection criteria
  2. CV
  3. Attested academic transcripts
  4. Work experience in a hospital, a GP or other specialist practice setting
  5. Experience with teleheath consulting with patients (preferable but not required)

Please submit your applications or enquiries to:

Dr Anita Medhekar, School of Business and Law (Email: a.medhekar@cqu.edu.au, Ph: 07 4930 9220)

Dr En Li, School of Business and Law (Email: e.li@qu.edu.au, Ph: 02 9324 5097)   

 Candidates to be notified via email to their nominated email address.  
University and Telecare (Australia)