The growing demand for remote, data-driven, and patient-centric healthcare models has highlighted an urgent need for specialised education to equip healthcare professionals with digital competencies. In response, the Digital Skills for Health (DS4Health) project, co-funded by the European Commission under the Digital Europe Programme (Grant Agreement 101083563), is creating a groundbreaking international MSc programme in Digital Health. This initiative is designed to cultivate a digitally empowered health workforce capable of integrating advanced technologies into real-world care delivery.

The DS4Health programme is delivered through a transnational alliance of six leading academic institutions: RWTH Aachen University Hospital (Germany), Tel Aviv University (Israel), Institut Polytechnique de Paris (France), NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal), Medical University of Vienna (Austria), and University of Ioannina (Greece). The curriculum development is underpinned by a co-creation methodology involving academia, industry, public health authorities, and technology partners. This process began with a gap analysis and stakeholder consultation to identify core challenges in digital health education. The resulting MSc programme adopts an Outcome-Based Education (OBE) model, which ensures alignment with practical skill requirements in the healthcare sector.

The programme structure spans four semesters, culminating in a dissertation or internship. The first semester delivers core training to bridge the disciplinary gap between students with backgrounds in engineering and health sciences. The second and third semesters enable specialisation across three defined tracks:
(1) Data Experts in Health,
(2) Digital Transformation in Health, and
(3) Technologies for Digital Health. Each track is composed of both compulsory and elective curricular units, with themes including AI and machine learning in health, big data and interoperability, telemedicine, bioinformatics, robotics, digital ethics, and cybersecurity.

A notable innovation of DS4Health is its modular and flexible design, supporting international mobility and hybrid learning. Institutions such as NOVA University Lisbon and Tel Aviv University integrate interdisciplinary inputs from departments of public health, engineering, informatics, and medicine. Pedagogical approaches emphasise blended learning, research-based learning, and experiential activities supported by industrial and clinical partners (e.g., Bayer, Ministry of Health). This dynamic learning environment fosters collaboration, innovation, and readiness for a digitally transformed healthcare ecosystem.

By aligning educational content with real-world digital transformation needs, the DS4Health MSc programme ensures its graduates can lead the adoption of digital solutions in health systems across Europe and beyond.

This paper contributes by showcasing a pioneering model for multidisciplinary, scalable, and internationally integrated education in digital health, offering a blueprint for the future of health education in the digital age.

Keywords: Digital Health Education, Outcome-Based Learning, Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Advanced Digital Skills, Hybrid Learning Models.