Healthcare Innovation (P.Grad.Dip.)

This contemporary programme has been designed for graduates from a healthcare background. Through research-lead teaching and experiential learning, students will build a detailed, critical and practical understanding of issues in innovation and, in particular, the adoption of innovation within the healthcare landscape. The programme will hold interest for those working in the Irish healthcare sector whether front-line management in the Health Service Executive (HSE), in the established pharmaceutical/medical devices industry, to entrepreneurs and institutional supporters of high-potential start-ups.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Innovation is taught full-time, over one year and comprises of eight taught modules – six foundation modules, and two practical modules including workshops and a project. The programme will offer a fundamental grounding in key subjects such as design thinking and embedding a culture of innovation, process innovation, lean thinking and social innovation, innovation & health economics, healthcare, innovation and leadership. The Project modules will identify and plan, with a view to implementation, an innovative solution applicable to each participant’s workplace.

Closing Date: 31st July 2022