Towards an Inclusive Research Culture in Upcoming Health and Education Precincts in New South Wales, Australia: Implications for policy and practice Health and Education Precincts in NSW

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Published: Apr 7, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v17i1.833
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health and education preccints, innovation, research culture, future health systems, health cities, leadership, health care management

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Dr Madhan Balasubramanian
Health Care Management, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Professor Victoria Flood
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia

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An inclusive research culture is vital towards the maturity of Health and Education Precincts into an active innovation ecosystem. To date, substantial investments have been made in 13 upcoming Health and Education Precincts in varying stages of development in the Greater Sydney region, New South Wales. The political commitment to create an innovative environment for teaching and a vibrant research culture is noticeable. However, it is unclear to what extent government policy engages the breadth of clinical personnel in teaching and research-related activities and contributes towards improving research culture. Based on a study conducted at the central river district of the Greater Sydney region, we argue that better engagement of clinical personnel in teaching/research-related activities and inclusion of research-related roles within the job description of clinical personnel can substantially drive a positive research culture and thereby contribute towards the overall development of Health and Education Precincts. Opportunities for continued education and training of clinical personnel and involvement in graduate research programs also substantially drives research culture. We argue that future policy and practice solutions for upcoming Health and Education Precincts need to foster an inclusive research culture and should be tailored to meet the needs of an innovative ecosystem. Future solutions will need to contribute towards improving research culture as well as the health and wellbeing of people in the region.

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Balasubramanian, M., & Flood, V. (2022). Towards an Inclusive Research Culture in Upcoming Health and Education Precincts in New South Wales, Australia: Implications for policy and practice : Health and Education Precincts in NSW. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v17i1.833
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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2022)
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Author Biographies

Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, Health Care Management, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

Dr Madhan Balasubramanian is a Senior Lecturer in Health Care Management at the College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University. He also holds an Honorary Senior Lectureship at the Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, the University of Sydney. Madhan has specific research interests in and track record in three core areas of specialisation: health workforce (re)design, health and aged care management and disadvantaged populations. Madhan has published over 35+ scientific research articles. He has won three nationally competitive Australian Government fellowships, including a NHMRC Sidney Sax Fellowship (2017-21), Endeavour Research Fellowship (2016-17) and DFAT Australia-India Council Fellowship (2008-09). Overall, he has received over a million Australian dollars in nationally/internationally competitive fellowships and grants (as CIA), in addition to scholarships and academic prizes. He serves as an Editorial Board Member of BMC Health Services Research and Associate Editor for Frontiers in Public Health (Ageing). Madhan brings experience teaching at four Australian Universities (Universities of Sydney, Adelaide, New England, and Griffith), and two overseas institutions (Kings College London, the United Kingdom and Osmania University, India). He is involved in public health, health services management, health research methods and health policy programs. Madhan has supervised or mentored seven postgraduate students to completion.

Professor Victoria Flood, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia

Professor Vicki Flood, Professor of Allied Health with Western Sydney Local Health District and Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, and is Director of Partnerships and Placements, Sydney School of Health Sciences. Vicki has a background in nutrition and dietetics, epidemiology and public health, and research areas include nutrition and aging, micronutrient research, disability, food insecurity, population-based cohort studies and intervention studies to slow progression of chronic disease and neurodegenerative diseases.