Will this cost me or my organisation money?
No. The HSMA Programme is funded to be offered free-of-charge to participants and their organisations. The only “cost” to you / your organisation is the time commitment to undertake the programme.
Is the programme accredited?
HSMA has been selected to be the first course accredited by the Association of Professional Healthcare Analysts (AphA).
HSMA Alumni can get in touch via penchord@exeter.ac.uk to dicuss accreditation.
What is the time commitment for the programme?
You will be required to commit one day a week for the duration of the programme. During the training phase (Phase 1 - 6 months) it is mandatory to attend the live lectures that take place every Tuesday. There are optional revision sessions for each module and project development clinics but there is no obligation to attend these. There is a one week break in June and a two week break in August, during which no commitment to the programme is required
New HSMAs undertaking their Inception Project are expected to work on their projects for a day a week throughout Phase 2, and present their work at the HSMA Conference at the end of the programme
How is the programme delivered?
The HSMA Programme is conducted entirely online. No attendance at physical meetings is required, unless relevant to your own projects. The programme is delivered predominantly as Live Lectures or meetings via Zoom, with some additional pre-recorded content available on our YouTube channel.
What support is available throughout the programme?
All HSMAs are signed up to the HSMA Community Hub (Slack workspace) – an online platform that allows people from the same organisation (HSMA in this case) to collaborate and share code easily. We have built a supportive and growing community of HSMAs and HSMA alumni since the inception of HSMA in 2016.
For Phase 1 (6 months), each HSMA is allocated a “Peer Support Group”. This is a group that they will work with throughout the training phase, for all exercises during training days, and also for peer support outside of training. HSMA trainers are also on hand throughout to answer questions and offer advice.
For Phase 2 (9 months), HSMA’s will have access to a community of experts including, data scientists, academics and HSMA tutors, who can provide support for projects in their areas of expertise.