About

The Australasian College of Health Service Management (The College’) is the peak professional body for health managers in Australasia and brings together health leaders to learn, network and share ideas.

Leaders and managers come from all sectors including public and private hospitals, health departments, community health, primary and aged care, academia, research, and health-related NGOs.

The College exists to advance the professionalisation of health service management and leadership, and the growth in careers of college members through a wide range of initiatives that develop and support health leaders now and into the future.

We have researched and established what the core capabilities are for effective and impactful healthcare leaders. Our competency framework gives us direction in all that the College does.

We develop and deliver cost-effective professional development for members; provide a professional credentialing process (Certification) for members; and advocate and promote the professionalism of our Certified members to employers and key stakeholders.

Being a College member and a Certified Health Manager or Executive counts. ACHSM is the authorising entity for the Certified Health Manager and Certified Health Executive credentials. Once qualified to achieve the CHM and CHE credentials, members commit to lifelong learning through a minimum of 75 hours of CPD activity every triennium (Maintenance of Certification).

The College has around 2,600 members (Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and the South East Asian and Pacific nations), and plays an important role in the health system. It is well known that the quality of management and leadership in the health system has a substantial and tangible effect on patient and population outcomes and experiences, healthcare costs and the satisfaction of the health workforce.