The Alliance will provide leadership to drive unprecedented national collaboration and integration between research, education and healthcare, spanning the translational research continuum from discovery to health systems and policy implementation and the continuum of health care from population health to acute hospital care.

We will strengthen collaboration and partnership across the Centres to accelerate the pace and scale of research translation and partner broadly with stakeholders to tangibly improve the health of Australians. Our key point of difference is that we are health service led and embedded and we are directly integrated with the community, creating a platform for inclusion of all key stakeholders and for strategic prioritised research.

You can find out more about the Alliance here.

The Alliance will:

• Bring unprecedented collaboration transcending silos across State and federal government, research and education organisations, Community, philanthropy and industry.
• Enhance and accelerate patient and public benefit from Australia’s investment in medical research delivering pace and scale
• Facilitate integration and excellence in research, education and health care to drive world-leading improvements and better health outcomes for Australia and beyond
• Provide leadership in health and medical research, research translation, research-infused education and training, and outstanding health care
• Position Australia internationally as a leader in health and medical research and translation based on academic excellence.

The AHRA has agreed on four national systems level initiatives, funded by the MRFF aligned to priority areas and underpinned by consumer and community involvement:

• Health Systems Improvement and Sustainability
• Data Driven Health care Improvement
• Indigenous Research Network and Capacity Building
• Community and consumer engagement in research and healthcare improvement.

The AHRA is governed by a Council composed of directors of each Centre and meets monthly by videoconference and biannually face to face.