Table 2. Study Sample .

	AHSC 1	AHSC 2	AHSC 3	AHSC 4
Type of AHSC	NHMRC-designated	NHMRC-designated	Applying for NHMRC designation	Fully integrated university-hospital structure; outside NHMRC designation process
No. of interviewees	4	4	3	4
Representation	1 AHSC employee; 2 university representatives; 1 industry representative	1 AHSC employee; 3 university representatives	2 board members; 1 clinical academic	2 board members; 1 executive director; 1 clinical academic

Abbreviations: AHSC, academic health science centre; NHMRC, National Health and Medical Research Centre.