Dean's welcome

Dean's welcome

A message from our Executive Dean

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As a leader in health education and research in Australia and globally, we educate the future healthcare workforce, solve the world’s biggest healthcare challenges and reimagine the way healthcare is delivered. Our goal is to “make and shape the future of healthcare”.


 

Professor Robyn Ward
Professor Robyn Ward AM, Executive Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor Medicine and Health

Welcome to our faculty

Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH) at the University of Sydney. Our journey began in 1856 with the formal establishment of the first medical school in Australia. We are now proud to work as a truly multidisciplinary medicine and health faculty reflecting a contemporary model of education, health care and research.

This philosophy underpins our reputation as a leader in health education and research in Australia and globally. We train the future health workforce, lead innovation in education and research, and our researchers are focussed on delivering health outcomes with impact for the benefit of our community.

We work to achieve a transformative impact on health care policy and practice, deliver excellence in education to our students, and provide a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment for our colleagues and partners.

The Faculty of Medcine and Health has seven academic schools – medical science, medicine, allied health, nursing and midwifery, dentistry, pharmacy and public health – and operates in three large metropolitan precincts and one rural precinct. We work in partnership with our teaching hospital as well as community and primary health care providers.

Our research tackles the big health challenges including mental health and substance abuse, cancer control, infectious disease, indigenous health, child and adolescent health, vision science, musculoskeletal disorders and cardiovascular disease. Our research is led by extraordinary people who are committed to building capacity in our higher degree students and young and mid-career researchers.

As a research intensive faculty in a world class university, we have a unique opportunity to make a difference – both locally as well as for communities beyond our shores. Whether you join us a student or as staff member, you will be joining a team of passionate individuals who want to improve the health of our communities and to solve the world’s biggest healthcare problems.

Professor Robyn Ward AM FAHMS 
Executive Dean and Pro Vice Chancellor 
Faculty of Medicine and Health