University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health

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Faculty of Medicine and Health
Type Public
Established2018
Executive DeanProfessor Robyn Ward
Location, ,
33°53′19″S151°10′39″E / 33.888599°S 151.177602°E / -33.888599; 151.177602 Coordinates: 33°53′19″S151°10′39″E / 33.888599°S 151.177602°E / -33.888599; 151.177602
Campus Urban
Affiliations University of Sydney
Website sydney.edu.au/medicine-health

The Faculty of Medicine and Health is a constituent body of the University of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It was launched on 30 April 2018. [1]

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History

As part of the University's Strategic Plan 2016-2020, [2] an international panel was convened and recommended that the establishment of a single, integrated Faculty of Medicine and Health be established to ensure the university was well-positioned to address challenges of healthcare in the 21st century. [3] The University Senate approved the establishment of the new faculty in 2016. [2]

In 2017, Professor Alan Pettigrew was appointed as the Transition Manager for the Faculty of Medicine and Health. In October of the same year it was announced that Professor Robyn Ward AM would join the University as the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health from July 2018. Professor Pettigrew was appointed Acting Executive Dean from January to July 2018. [3]

Schools

The faculty is made up of seven schools, seven clinical schools, and three rural clinical schools. [1]

Schools

Clinical schools

Rural Clinical Schools

Centres and institutes

There are also a number of research institutes and centres attached to the faculty, such as the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, [4] the Centre for Disability Research and Policy, the Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics and the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Launch of new faculty marks historic moment for medicine and health". 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "2016-2020 Strategic Plan" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "New Executive Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Health". 4 October 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. "The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use". The University of Sydney. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. "Research centres and institutes". The University of Sydney. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.