Introduction

Monash University is committed to the full integration, within each of its faculties, of tertiary level education, the advancement of knowledge through research and the provision of services to the community.

The Subfaculty of Nursing at Monash University provides national leadership in nursing education at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Cooperative interactions between the schools and centres of the Subfaculty of Nursing and centres and departments in the Faculty of Medicine have the potential for innovative developments in practice, education and research.

Robert Porter

Dean, Faculty of Medicine

The Subfaculty of Nursing, in its fourth year of existence as part of the Faculty of Medicine, has been active and successful in consolidating its position in the university, through teaching, research and community involvement.

The subfaculty consists of the Caroline Chisholm School of Nursing, Peninsula campus, the School of Health Sciences, Gippsland campus and the Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing at the Monash Medical Centre Clayton campus of the Southern Health Care Network. The subfaculty office is situated at the university's Clayton campus. A twinning arrangement links the School of Health Sciences with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and in Singapore, with the Asia Pacific Management Centre to provide nurse education offshore. The Caroline Chisholm School of Nursing is affiliated with the Institute of Cultural Studies in Psychiatric Nursing at Royal Park Hospital, and the staff from the School of Health Sciences are actively involved with the Centre for Rural Health at Moe.

In accord with the university's goals, objectives and emphasis on quality, many courses have been reviewed, revised and rationalised, inter-campus liaison promulgated, off-shore initiatives expanded, policies developed and high teaching standards maintained. The subfaculty has maintained strong links with the Faculty of Medicine and has identified and developed policies, procedures and regulations to complement the faculty's approach. The subfaculty looks forward to further development in these areas during the coming year.

Joan E Bowers

Head, Subfaculty of Nursing

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