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Faculty of Health Sciences Alumni Association

Graduates of the Faculty of Health Sciences (formerly Cumberland College) are leaders in the allied health professions. They represent a field of compassionate community workers, with a wide and varied career path including;

  • Employers in private practice
  • Sports Trainers
  • Hospital administration & employees
  • Government Advisory roles
  • Allied Health Association Directors
  • Academics & Researchers

Our graduates are involved in local communities; both nationally and internationally, with networks of graduates in Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, China, Canada, USA and the UK.

With a graduate population in excess of 18,000 and a growing network of friends, your Health Sciences Alumni Association provides opportunities to reconnect with your peer network and build strong partnerships with professional organisations.

Health Sciences Alumni Association Overview

Faculty alumni include all graduates of the Faculty of Health Sciences, graduates of the professional schools which together formed Cumberland College, current and former staff are members of this Association and can therefore build vital, active and professional links with the University and the broader community.

The general aims of the Association are to:

  • encourage Alumni to maintain contact with the University, the Health Sciences Alumni Association and with each other;
  • develop programs and activities to engage alumni in the life of the University and the Faculty of Health Sciences;
  • support and promote the interests of the Faculty Health Sciences and its alumni;
  • act as a centre for liaison with industry, commerce and community;
  • assist in the future development of the faculty and of tertiary education in the health sciences;
  • promote the nomination of health sciences alumni for various awards within the University and the community;
  • support the awarding of the Helga Pettitt FHS Postgraduate Study Award;
  • recognise leadership of alumni through the Faculty’s Alumni Award Program;
  • provide support for reunions, fundraising and development activities involving alumni.