Published on 5 March 2025

Applications are encouraged from fully qualified clinicians (including nurses and midwives) who are keen to use Health Services Research (HSR) to approach practical healthcare problems and take a step towards becoming a leader in innovative care.

The MacHSR Program Future Leaders Fellowship supports a select cohort of front-line clinical staff from MACH-affiliated health services to explore a problem pertinent to their health service through HSR training and solutions. Each Fellow will be released from clinical duties for one day per week for one year, on a flexible basis and without detriment to salary. Formal HSR training will be offered to all Mac HSR Fellows with registration for the University of Melbourne Introduction to Health Services Research subject.

The 2025 is currently accepting applications. This will be the fourth annual cohort, the program continues to support frontline clinicians in enhancing their health services research skills, with a focus on creating evidence-based solutions to addressing real-world healthcare challenges. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues.

Explore the projects and achievements of our current MacHSR cohort and alumni, and learn how you can participate in the program before applications close on 28 April 2025