Fellowship Program

As nurses move upward in organizations, the decision making, the problem solving, and the project management become increasingly complex and multifunctional. Comprehensive management training is required for the potential nurse leaders in order to equip them with knowledge and skills as well as experience sharing, which required for performing their leadership and management role at work. 

Target Participants

The target participants are those who have passed our fellowship program assessment and are already eligible for Fellow enrollment in the forthcoming terms.

The curriculum and syllabus of the training program is divided into three cores of study containing a total of 500 hours of Academic Experience. Program participants also need to fulfill 500 hours of Clinical Experience requirements, if they want to be recommended by the College to HKAN for consideration of grating Fellow Membership.

Academic Experience

Clinical Experience

 The Program required candidates to accomplish 500 clinical hours within a 4 years’ time span, which has 50% under supervision and 50%in work placement situations, with a full record on the Clinical Logbook being kept for the learning. The participant should be able to:

1.      Identify a real clinical situation or management problem

2.      Formulate a diverse problem-solving team

3.      Discuss and have reflection

4.      Convert the discussion into action to tackle situation or problem

5.      Commit to learning in problem solving process 

Nursing and Health Care Management Program is specifically designed to equip nurse leaders who can make informed, strategic decisions regarding all aspects of health care management, including effective delivery of high-quality care, survives consolidation, escalating costs, disproportionate access to health care, effective health information technology, and ever-increasing regulation. A Nursing Leadership and Health Care Management Programme is designed to help achieve Specialty Core.

Candidatesare required to fulfill the following graduate requirements:

Multiple Choice Question Assessment

• The examination consists of 150 MCQ
• The length of examination time is 3 hours
• The passing mark is 70%

Evidence-based Management Project

• The words limit of the project report is around 15,000 words;
• The nature of the project can be case study, article critique, and project implementation report or service model development with evidences and literature review.
• The size of the project will depend on the design and objectives of the project, which has to be focused on management and involved at least ward level or equivalent.

Viva Assessment

• Candidates are required to go through a Viva assessment for being nominated to the Fellowship Application of the HKAN.

Candidates will be awarded by following institutes after completion of the whole Fellowship Program:

The Hong Kong Academy of Nursing

• Diploma of Fellowship in Nursing and Health Care Management

Hong Kong College of Nursing and Health Care Management

•  Advanced Diploma in Nursing Leadership and Health Care Management

* The details of the training programme will be announced soon.