Candidates

Program Benefits

The AIDH Fellowship by Training Program is a unique and prestigious opportunity for PhD candidates within digital health and health informatics.

There are many benefits of joining the program. Candidates will:

• Maintain their membership of AIDH and be exposed to leadership opportunities
• Obtain industry work experience allowing you to build a portfolio of work
• Create a career pathway and future job network
• Receive payment for two work placements – each placement is 6 month full time or 12 months part time
• Join a cohort of other health informatics PhD candidates
• Have an opportunity to develop their leadership skills
• Receive AIDH Fellow status upon successful completion of the program

The Program

The FbT program involves three key experiences and programs of learning.

• PhD – a health informatics research doctoral program at an Australasian university (typically three years)
• Work Placements – two paid health informatics six-month work placements
• Supplementary learning – including participation in journal clubs, masterclasses and an annual colloquium

On completion of the Fellowship Program candidates will hold a PhD, have a portfolio of work and established industry contacts, and will be awarded Fellowship by the Australasian Institute of Digital Health.

Eligibility

Candidates are eligible to apply to the Fellowship by Training Program if they meet the below criteria:

1. PhD Student
   • Enrolled in a research health informatics PhD
   • Candidates can apply at any stage of their PhD; applications will be accepted up to 12 months after a PhD has been awarded
   • The PhD topic must analyse or expand knowledge about the use of information and communication technologies within health and/or biomedical informatics and healthcare
2. Citizenship
   • AU or NZ citizen or permanent resident; or right to work in AU or NZ
3. AIDH Membership
   • Be an AIDH member prior to application