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Victorian Travelling Fellowship programPage content: What is the Victorian Travelling Fellowship? | Who can apply? | What sort of projects can applicants undertake? | Victorian Travelling Fellowships have many benefits | Achievements of the Victorian Travelling FellowsWhat is the Victorian Travelling Fellowship?The Hon Bronwyn Pike MP, Minister for Health, launched the Victorian Travelling Fellowship Program (VTFP) in 2003 and it is a joint initiative between the Department of Human Services and the Victorian Quality Council. The primary objectives of the fellowship are to:
What sort of projects can applicants undertake?Based on current health system priorities and the policy directions and strategic initiatives of the Department of Human Services and the Victorian Quality Council, the VTFP lists study areas for each round of the fellowship application process. In the 2006-08 round, applicants must provide project plans that are based on at least one of the six designated study area: access, workforce strategies, mental health, workplace culture, chronic disease and quality and safety in healthcare. Victorian Travelling Fellowships have many benefitsFor fellows For the fellow’s workplace The Victorian health care system The Victorian Travelling Fellowship Program offers:
Achievements of the Victorian Travelling FellowsTo date there have been 27 projects awarded fellowships. The VTFP has provided significant benefits to fellows by encouraging identification of innovative practice, development of clinical knowledge, and a broadening of professional networks. Major lessons learned from the program have involved identification of new models of service delivery, development, integration and quality improvement, methods of implementing systems approaches and a capacity to engage in local and international program comparisons. Further examples of sustainable longer-term outcomes from participation in the program include:
For further information visit the Victorian Travelling Fellowship Program website. |
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