Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Structure and organisation of the faculty

Structure and organisation of the faculty

The Faculty of Medicine comprises the departments of Anaesthesia, Anatomy, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Community Medicine and General Practice, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Medicine, Microbiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Pathology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychological Medicine, Radiography and Medical Imaging, and Surgery. In addition the faculty has a School of Nursing, a Unit of Medical Informatics and research centres including the Institute for Reproduction and Development, the Centre for Early Human Development, the Centre for Rural Health, the Centre for Bioprocess Technology and the Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing. The faculty also has strong links with research institutes such as the Baker Medical Research Institute (Alfred Hospital), The Prince Henry's Institute for Medical Research (Monash Medical Centre), the Mental Health Research Institute (Royal Park Hospital), and the Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research.
The academic operations of the faculty are governed by the faculty board. The dean is the chairperson of faculty board and has administrative responsibility for the faculty. Assistance with academic matters is provided by the associate deans and the deputy dean. Heads of departments and directors of centres and institutes provide academic leadership within their disciplines. Heads and directors, together with all other professors, play a significant role in the overall academic activities of the faculty.