The University of Sydney School of Health Sciences

World-leading health sciences education and research

Inspiring tomorrow’s healthcare leaders and delivering life changing research discoveries in the areas of disease, disability, pain and injury in a world-leading academic environment.

About the Sydney School of Health Sciences

We are at the forefront of health science education and undertake high-impact research that anticipates the health issues of tomorrow while overcoming the challenges of today

Our educational degree offerings are preparing the allied health leaders of tomorrow in the areas of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, diagnostic radiography and exercise physiology.

Our researchers are global leaders in disability and rehabilitation, heat and health, clinical imaging, sports science and physical activity, communication disorders and musculoskeletal health.

Our large geographical footprint means we operate across Patyegarang (Central Sydney), Baluderri (Western), A rabanoo (Northern) and Rural Health Precincts .

At Patyegarang (located within the Camperdown/Darlington campus), we are based within the impressive state-of-the-art Susan Wakil Health Building.

Disciplines

Our teaching and research activities cover the following disciplines:

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As allied health professionals, our graduates are changing the health landscape and working to improve health and wellbeing for individuals, families and communities worldwide.

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Our research

We are solving critical health problems by discovering new ways of tackling society’s biggest challenges, influencing health policy with transformative thinking and developing new models of healthcare delivery.

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Leadership team

Academic staff

Student enquiries

Allied health partnerships

Leadership team

Professor Joshua Burns, Head of School and Dean
Email: healthsciences.hosdean@sydney.edu.au
Jo Hale, School Manager
Email: shs.schoolmanager@sydney.edu.au
Associate Director Mark Halaki, Deputy Head of School and Academic Career Development
Dr Melanie Keep, Director Academic Education

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Student enquiries

Current student or course support: shs.ltadmin@sydney.edu.au
Research student enquiries: shs.hdrmanager@sydney.edu.au
Student placements: work integrated learning team
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Allied health partnerships

Sydney School of Health Sciences (SSHS) works with partners in the health and welfare sector to bring innovation to improve health and wellbeing.

Strong allied health partnerships with NSW Local Health Districts and the SSHS, have been developed through appointments at the Professor level in five large metropolitan health districts.

The participating health districts and the Professors of Allied Health in each health district are:

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD)

Professor Steve Kamper

Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD)

Professor Jim Elliott (Acting Director of Kolling Institute)

Sydney Local Health District (SLHD)

Professor Jennifer Alison (Chronic Disease)
Professor Andrew Baillie (Community Health)

South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD)

Professor Sarah Dennis

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD)

Professor Leanne Togher, (Director of Partnerships and Placements, SSHS)

These partnerships aim to identify and facilitate projects to the mutual benefit of all partners.

Key among these opportunities are:

building research capacity in clinical and community units,
embedded research conducted in local health districts involving allied health clinicians,
developing and supporting innovative education models for clinical placements of students, and
achieving research impact through implementation of research into practice and supporting workforce development of allied health professionals.

The Professors of Allied Health also support the work of the Work Integrated Learning team, by helping to build the networks for the clinical placements of students.

The partnerships are strengthened by local health district staff with honorary clinical academic positions in SSHS, and in turn, a number of SSHS academics hold honorary appointments within the health districts.

These positions further underpin ongoing partnerships across a breadth of allied health disciplines, and help to support a multi-disciplinary, networked workforce between sectors.