Our Stu­dent Path­ways Pro­gram sup­ports South Australia’s next gen­er­a­tion of health professionals.

We work with uni­ver­si­ties to iden­ti­fy suit­able place­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties where stu­dents can apply their aca­d­e­m­ic knowl­edge, devel­op prac­ti­cal skills and learn about the oppor­tu­ni­ties and chal­lenges with­in the health system.

How the pro­gram works

Place­ments are avail­able through­out the year for under­grad­u­ate, mas­ter and PhD stu­dents across a range of health dis­ci­plines, includ­ing pub­lic health, gen­er­al med­i­cine and dig­i­tal health.

Before a place­ment begins, we meet with stu­dents to under­stand their area of study and inter­ests and make sure the pro­gram is a good fit.

The pro­gram has four phases:

• Pre­pare: Stu­dents are matched with a suit­able project based on their area of study and interests.
• Launch: Stu­dents take part in ori­en­ta­tion and induc­tion, includ­ing an intro­duc­tion to the CEI­H’s vision, strat­e­gy and ways of working.
• Con­tribute: Stu­dents work on CEIH projects, apply­ing their aca­d­e­m­ic knowl­edge to prac­ti­cal chal­lenges and col­lab­o­rat­ing with pro­fes­sion­als across var­i­ous disciplines.
• Con­nect: After their place­ment, stu­dents may have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to stay con­nect­ed with peers and pro­fes­sion­als they met through the program.

What stu­dents can expect

As stu­dents work on their assigned projects, they can devel­op prac­ti­cal skills and build their under­stand­ing of health improve­ment and the health system.

Capa­bil­i­ty areas may include:

• project man­age­ment and delivery
• com­mu­ni­ca­tion and influence
• col­lab­o­ra­tion and team contribution
• sys­tems thinking
• stake­hold­er engagement
• con­sumer-cen­tred thinking
• data and evi­dence use
• reflec­tion and learning.

The capa­bil­i­ties devel­oped will depend on the stu­dent, the project and the type and length of the placement.

Get involved

If you’re a uni­ver­si­ty super­vi­sor or stu­dent and would like to know more about the pro­gram, email us at CEIH@​sa.​gov.​au.