OUR VISION, PURPOSE AND GOALS

VISION STATEMENT

The Faculty of Health Sciences is a world leader in health sciences and allied health research and education. We aim to be the acknowledged leading global hub of excellence in research and education in the health sciences.

PURPOSE

The Faculty of Health Sciences is committed to preventative action on health, and to improving quality of life for people who experience impairment, injury, illness, chronic health conditions or disability. We achieve this through pioneering multidisciplinary research in health, disability, functioning, and rehabilitation, and through educating the next generation of allied health professionals and corporate leaders in health.

The faculty takes as its underpinning proposition the values embedded in the moral and legal framework of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006), ratified by the Australian Government in 2008.

STRATEGIC GOALS

To ensure our faculty meets the challenges of the future and achieves our vision while staying true to our purpose, we have developed a strategic plan that will guide our focus between now and 2015.

In summary, we will:

1. develop and sustain a critical mass of researchers in a limited number of areas that are self-evident as health sciences/allied health research

2. ensure we deliver high-quality, research-enriched learning and teaching programs which offer students the opportunity to pursue a career in an allied health profession; in a corporate role in health; or as academics/health sciences researchers

3. increase participation of students from culturally and socially diverse backgrounds in order to build a health workforce appropriate for Australia’s social and cultural diversity

4. be present in the public domain, nationally and internationally, through our writing, research, commentary and presence

5. develop and sustain a network of supporters and strategic partners to uphold, develop and build on our vision.