Clinical education risk management improves the quality and safe delivery of healthcare education by introducing systems that identify and prevent circumstances that put patients or students at risk of harm. Advice is offered on this website to students, staff, and placement providers to support risk and incident management in clinical education.
With students at the heart of everything we do, the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is committed to providing outstanding learning and teaching experiences in health education and training, driving excellence and innovation through our contemporary partnerships and providing students with a strong sense of belonging and engagement.
Clinical Education Risk Management Framework
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences delivers essential training and placement activities to graduate healthcare students. The Clinical Education Risk Management Framework has been established to achieve this objective by integrating, designing, implementing, evaluating, and improving risk management across MDHS.
The framework's purpose is to:
- Identify risks and provide guidance on how to respond appropriately
- Establish reporting structure, responsibilities and escalation requirements
- Apply risk management principles to minimise risk while maximising innovation and development opportunities
- Ensure MDHS Faculty values are embedded into clinical education
How to Report Risks & Incidents
Incidents refer to events that have already occurred and have had an impact, while a risk is a potential event or situation that may occur in the future. Incident and risk reporting share equal importance in creating awareness and identifying solutions.
It is everyone’s responsibility to report clinical education risks and incidents. Reports can be made using the MDHS Clinical Education Risk and Incident Reporting Form.
Governance
Individuals and committees in MDHS undertake the monitoring and reviewing of risks and incidents, ensuring continuous improvement in quality clinical education . Two governing committees, the Clinical Education Strategy and Risk Committee (CESAR) and the Student Placement Advisory Group (SPAG), are responsible for supporting stakeholders in identifying and responding to challenges that occur in clinical education.
Contact Us
Sarath Ranganathan- Academic Director, Clinical Education Strategy and Risk sarathr@unimelb.edu.au
Kylie Erben - Clinical Education Strategy and Risk Project Officer k.erben@unimelb.edu.au
More Information
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Clinical Education Risk Management Framework
This Clinical Education Risk Management Framework describes a common process for how risks are identified, assessed, treated, reported, monitored, and reviewed in Clinical Education in the Faculty of MDHS.
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Reporting Risks & Incidents
Identifying and recording risks or incidents creates awareness of an issue that has the potential to cause harm or impact the objectives of clinical education.
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Governance
Monitoring and review of risks in Clinical Education in MDHS are undertaken by both individuals and committees through the governance process.