The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences comprises the academic,
technical, and administrative and clerical staff of the faculty, as well as all
students undertaking courses offered by the faculty. Courses include Ambulance
and Paramedic Studies, Behavioural Neuroscience, Biomedical Science, Emergency
Health (Paramedic), Health Sciences, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Nutrition
and Dietetics, Psychology, Radiography and Medical Imaging, and Social Work. In
addition, a significant contribution is made by the faculty to the teaching of
science students.
The faculty is divided into seven schools as follows:
The faculty has strong links with
research institutes such as the Baker Medical Research Institute (The Alfred),
the Prince Henry's Institute for Medical Research (Monash Medical Centre), the
Mental Health Research Institute, and the Macfarlane Burnet Institute for
Medical Research and Public Health and with our major teaching hospitals,
principally Monash Medical Centre, The Alfred and Box Hill. In total, the
faculty operates in 125 practices and 68 hospitals. The faculty board governs
the academic operations of the faculty. The dean is the chairperson of faculty
board and has administrative responsibility for the faculty. Heads of schools
support the dean with administrative and resource management matters, while the
faculty manager is responsible for the overall general, teaching and research
administration of the faculty. The associate deans and the deputy dean provide
assistance with academic and student matters.
Teaching in the hospitals and other clinical settings is coordinated through
the offices of the assistant deans (clinical) and the hospital clinical deans.
Heads of schools, in conjunction with heads of departments and directors of
centres and institutes, provide academic leadership within their disciplines
and are responsible for the management of staff and resources. Heads and
directors, together with all other professors, play a significant role in the
overall academic activities of the faculty.
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