Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
The Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is one of the largest providers of healthcare education in Australia. [1] It comprises 10 schools, numerous teaching and clinical centres and research institutes. The Faculty offers undergraduate, postgraduate and professional education programs across medicine, nursing and allied health, and is a member of the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies.[2]
The Faculty's current Dean is Professor Christina Mitchell.[3]
Campuses
Australia
The Faculty primarily operates from Monash University’s Clayton, Caulfield and Peninsula campuses, all based in metropolitan Melbourne. Monash Clayton is home to the majority of the Faculty’s schools, research centres and technology platforms.
The Peninsula campus is located closely to Frankston Hospital. Courses taught at this campus include nursing and midwifery, emergency health and paramedic practice, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. In 2016, the University committed $20 million to develop the campus to become “Australia’s leading centre for allied health and primary care education and research”. [4]
The graduate-entry Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD) program is the only course still offered at Churchill, following the transfer of the Monash Gippsland campus to Federation University Australia in 2014.[5]
Researchers, clinicians and students are also based at off-campus locations such as The Alfred Hospital, Monash Medical Centre and Box Hill Hospital.
International
Monash Malaysia is home to the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences [62] , which offers undergraduate courses in medicine and psychology. The medical course is the only program outside of Australia to be accredited by the Australian Medical Council.[6] This campus is also home to the Brains Research Institute at Monash Sunway (BRIMS) [63] and the South East Community Observatory (SEACO) [64] .
Schools
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is made up of ten schools.[8]
Central Clinical School [66]
Eastern Health Clinical School [67]
Monash School of Medicine [68]
School of Biomedical Sciences [69]
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health [70]
School of Nursing and Midwifery [71]
School of Psychological Sciences [72]
School of Primary and Allied Health Care [73]
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine [74]
School of Rural Health [75]
Research
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is Monash’s largest research faculty, with a research income of over $172 million in 2015. Research from the Faculty has been published in Nature Publishing Group, The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine.[9]
The Faculty's research is categorised into nine thematic areas:[10]
Cancer and blood diseases
Cardiovascular disease
Critical care, trauma and perioperative medicine
Development, stem cells and regenerative medicine
Infection, inflammation and immunity
Metabolism, obesity and men's health
Neurosciences and mental health
Public health and health systems improvement
Women's, children's and reproductive health
Research centres and institutes
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences incorporates three research institutes:[11]
Research centres within or jointly established by the Faculty include:
Andrology Australia [79]
Australia New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC) [80]
Australian Centre for Blood Diseases [81]
Australian Centre for Human Health Risk Assessment [82]
Australian Cochrane Centre ACC [83]
Brain Research Institute at Monash Sunway (BRIMS) [84]
Centre for Developmental Psychiatry and Psychology [85]
Centre for Inflammatory Diseases (CID) [86]
Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) [87]
Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics (CCRET) [88]
Centre for Research Excellence in Patient Safety (CRE-PS) [89]
Hudson Institute of Medical Research [90]
Michael Kirby Centre for Public Health and Human Rights [91]
Monash Ageing Research Centre (MONARC) [92]
Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc) [93]
Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre (MCRC) [94]
Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (MonCOEH) [95]
Monash Centre for the Study of Ethics in Medicine and Society (CEMS) [96]
Monash Institute of Medical Engineering (MIME) [97]
Problem Gambling Research and Treatment Centre (PGRTC) [98]
The Ritchie Centre [99]
Southern Synergy [100]
Alfred Health
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Burnet Institute
Cabrini Health
Epworth HealthCare
Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Monash Health
Translational research
Monash’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science has demonstrated a commitment to translational research and offers a PhD and Graduate Certificate in Translational Research.
In 2016, Monash University partnered with the Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash Health to open a new translational research facility at the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP) [102] , which co-locates scientists, researchers, clinicians and patients in a collaborative environment.[13]
Teaching and learning
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is one of the largest providers of education for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in Australia. [14] Courses are offered across all areas of health and most incorporate clinical placement.
Undergraduate
The Faculty offers bachelor-level degrees in:
Biomedical science
Health sciences (emergency health and paramedic practice, human services, public health and radiation sciences)
Medicine
Nursing
Nutrition science
Occupational therapy
Physiotherapy
Psychology
Radiography and medical imaging
The Faculty also offers a number of one year honours level research degrees.[15]
As of 2017 the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) MBBS program has been replaced with a Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD).[16]
Postgraduate
Graduate courses (by coursework and research) are available across areas including:
Addictive behaviours
Dietetics
Forensic medicine
Medical ultrasound
Public health
Reproductive Sciences
Social work
The Faculty also offers higher research degrees with research masters, doctoral courses (PhD) and professional doctorates. In 2017, over 1300 students are completing higher degrees by research within the Faculty.
Professional education
Rankings
34 for Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy, Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), 2016[18]
41 for Clinical, Preclinical and Health Sciences, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2016-2017[19]
16 for Nursing, QS World University Rankings, 2016[20]
39 for Medicine, QS World University Rankings, 2016[21]
Student life
Clubs and societies
Monash University Medical Undergraduates’ Society (MUMUS) [104] represents all medical students across the Monash Clayton and Churchill campuses.
Wildfire [105] is the University’s rural and indigenous health club.
Alumni
As of 2017, the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences has an alumni network of over 41,000 alumni across 90 countries. Counting Rhodes and Fulbright scholars and Australian of the Year recipients among their graduates, notable Faculty alumni include:
David de Kretser – medical researcher and former Governor of Victoria
Richard Di Natale – Australian Senator and leader of the Australian Greens
Patrick McGorry – psychiatrist and Australian of the Year 2010
John Murtagh AM – author of leading medical textbook John Murtagh’s General Practice[23]
Sam Prince – doctor, entrepreneur and philanthropist; founder of Zambrero
Ranjana Srivastava – oncologist and author