HDR Scholarship - Physician preferences for Medical Innovation

This project aims to identify the causes and consequences of medical practice variations by providing new evidence on the process through which physicians adopt and use new medical technology. This project expects to generate new knowledge on how physicians' human and social capital determine their preferences for taking up new medical technology and the economic consequences of such decisions. Expected outcomes of this project include a greater understanding of the sources for and costs of inappropriate use of healthcare, such as low-value care. This should provide significant benefits, such as contributing to the construction of effective policies for improving efficiency and equity of the healthcare system.

Applications close 5pm, 16 October 2023

This scholarship is available over 3 years.

• Stipend of $30,000 per annum tax exempt (2023 rate)
• Relocation allowance of $500-1500 (for single to family) for students moving from interstate
• International students only:  Tuition fees offset for the duration of 4 years. Single Overseas Student Health Cover policy for the duration of the student visa.

To be eligible you must:

• be either a domestic or international candidate residing in Australia. Domestic includes candidates with Australian Citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency or New Zealand Citizenship.
• meet Deakin's PhD entry requirements
• be enrolling full time and hold an Honours degree (first class) or an equivalent standard Master's degree with a substantial research component.

Please refer to the research degree entry pathways page for further information.

In addition, the applicant should have at least a basic understanding of:

• empirical methods in applied economic research,
• health economic concepts and the health care system and
• empirical analysis of large datasets.