Healthcare Project Management

Learn about the Expert Committee.

This extended group of experts with high expertise in areas and subjects associated with project management will take part within the context of project management seminars and the student pitch throughout their training.

FORESEEN DATE FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE DEGREE

DURATION

• Approximately 15 whole days | 122h of self-study

Throughout the programme, students will learn from a combination of theory classes, exercises, assignment, and seminars making up a total of eight to 12 hours of weekly classes.

In addition, they will be expected to work for approximately 122 hours either by themselves or in groups.

TIMETABLE

• Fridays | 2.30pm - 8.10pm
• Some Saturdays | 9.30am - 1.10pm

Joana Venâncio, Healthcare Business Developer at Glintt

I basically enrolled in the Postgraduate Degree because I felt a need to acquire and strengthen specific project management skills, namely on a more technical basis. My professional experience has been characterised by my involvement and participation in several technological projects related to healthcare. However, at a certain point, I felt the need to expand my technical bases and the Postgraduate Degree definitely added value to my professional journey and growth. I previously went to the National School of Public Health (within the scope of the Foundation Degree in Hospital Management) so I knew beforehand that the Postgraduate Degree would be the right choice not only in terms of the quality of its education from a curricular point of view but also in terms of the opportunity to meet and learn from people with different backgrounds and experience. Working on a group project throughout the Postgraduate Degree was an excellent exercise that allowed me to apply the knowledge I had acquired in the different Course Units and ended up being extremely stimulating, challenging, and fulfilling mostly since it gave rise to very interesting discussions among peers. I would like to point out the dedication, availability, and proximity of the teaching staff who decisively contributed to a unique learning experience.

Finally, having attended and completed the Postgraduate Degree in October 2020, it gave me the proper motivation to obtain a Certification in November of that year awarded in Portugal by APOGEP.

Mónica Cristina, Senior Official

The decision to take part in the first edition of the Postgraduate Degree in Healthcare Project Management after having attended the module on Healthcare Project Management came naturally as a choice for personal and professional growth in light of how important and current this topic is nowadays.

This training added value to my professional growth and it was necessary to understand Project Management, particularly in terms of healthcare. The teaching staff was essential in this journey seeking to convey knowledge in an accessible and creative manner taking into consideration the restrictions of the pandemic.

Networking and sharing experience and knowledge with colleagues from different fields made the whole technical learning a lot more fulfilling. This experience gave me not only knowledge but also friendships and companionships built throughout hours of enthusiastic discussions on the topic of Project Management Office.

On a final note, the Postgraduate Degree in Healthcare Project Management also appeared to be a good starting point to get my IPMA certificate.

Ana Rita Constante, Doctor

During my clinical practice I am constantly involved in projects, for which reason this postgraduate degree was the best step I could have taken. From a well-structured and comprehensive curriculum to highly motivated and competent lecturers, I managed to acquire basic skills and knowledge of project management with particular focus on healthcare. Classes were interactive and evaluations were fulfilling counting on the presence of a panel of renowned experts. I was also able to get a start in the world of entrepreneurship taking the project we created in the ‘classroom’ to several initiatives like the NOVA impACT! challenge.

I believe this postgraduate degree is an excellent way to be introduced to the ‘world’ of project management – whether we will include the concepts we acquired into our clinical practices, start new projects, or go ahead with obtaining a certificate. I will definitely continue on this path.

Inês Sampaio, Nurse

As a nurse, I have always felt that the paradigm of healthcare focused exclusively on reactive rather than proactive thinking. The Postgraduate Degree in Healthcare Project Management filled a huge gap in terms of knowledge and practice providing the necessary training for me to promote change in my professional environment.

Throughout this postgraduate degree, I have broadened my professional perspective, enhanced my soft skills, and my knowledge of a project’s life cycle and the necessary tools to implement it have turned me into a healthcare professional that is more capable of future change.

João Lima, Nutritionist,

Lecturer at Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde de Coimbra

The Postgraduate Degree in Healthcare Project Management at the National School of Public Health was extremely gratifying and marked by having obtained knowledge and systematised other knowledge based on previous experiences. It allowed for me to discover an area of work/action that is growing strongly and seek more efficacy and efficiency in the work developed. Being integrated in a multidisciplinary group of students, the youth, experience, and capability of the teaching staff, and developed learning and evaluation based on the work packages of a project, this postgraduate degree allowed for me to immediately apply the studied concepts.

I am grateful for this experience and hope to share new ones in the future.