This PhD project will explore how best to model and evaluate patient flow within complex hospital systems. The project will develop and apply advanced statistical methods to model the flow-on impacts of different hospital initiatives from emergency department presentation through hospital discharge, and their subsequent effects on patient and health system outcomes. By modelling patient flow and the factors that affect it, this project will assist policymakers with decisions that improve patient outcomes and make our public hospitals more efficient.

This project is based in Brisbane at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove Campus. Associate Professor Nicole White and Professor Jed Duff will supervise the successful candidate. They will have the opportunity to engage in a dynamic environment with leading researchers at the QUT Centre for Healthcare Transformation, and clinical partners across Metro North Hospital and Health Service.

To be eligible for this scholarship you need to:

- meet the entry requirements for a QUT Doctor of Philosophy, including any English language requirements

- enrol as a full‑time, internal student (unless approval for part-time and/or external study is obtained)

- start your degree 31 March 2027

- have an honours degree (First Class or Second Class – Division A) or masters degree with a research component in one of: biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, or statistical data science.

Full scholarship details and how to apply are available at: 

https://www.qut.edu.au/study/fees-and-scholarships/scholarships/statistical-modelling-of-hospital-patient-flow-to-reduce-access-block-phd-scholarship