The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences comprises the
departments of Anaesthesia, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, 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 Centre for Ambulance and Paramedic Studies and
research centres including the Institute for Reproduction and Development, the
Institute of Public Health and Health Services Research, the Centre for Early
Human Development, the Centre for Heart and Chest Research, the Centre of
Medical Informatics, the Centre for Population Health and Nutrition, the Centre
for Rural Health, the Centre for Bioprocess Technology and the National Centre
for Coronial Information. 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 the 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.
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