Australian Aboriginal trainee healthservice management program:a new initiative

Abstract

This paper explores the development, implementation and evaluation of the Australian Aboriginal trainee healthservice management program in New South Wales. In 1997, the two-year pilot program commenced with ten trainees.The program consisted of a combination of work-based placements, formal university education and AustralianCollege of Health Service Executives (ACHSE) professional development sessions. The program has allowed traineesto gain professional skills and knowledge and broader work experience, in order to increase their employmentopportunities throughout the Australian health care system.