Health and Medical Sciences
Advancing the health and wellbeing of communities through education and innovation
The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences offers courses, training and research opportunities in a range of scientific and clinical disciplines to benefit the health of Australian and international communities. Our Faculty has an important role in delivering knowledge and discoveries to guarantee we have healthy futures. We strive to deliver research-led teaching in high-quality facilities and are supported by in this venture by professional mentors and valued alumni. We offer our students a world-class student experience and education.
UWA Health Campus connects students and researchers with hospitals, institutes and healthcare providers
HMS researchers awarded $19 million+ in research funding (Jan-Apr 2018)
Clinical Medicine (1st in Australia)¹
Public health at UWA is ranked in the world's top 51-75 (ARWU 2019)
Our schools
Medical School
Research spans the breadth of medical issues and is carried out in labs, hospitals and communities in WA, Australia and internationally.
Find out moreDental School
Using state-of-the-art facilities, our research contributes to the understanding of oral diseases, their prevention and treatment.
Find out moreSchool of Allied Health
Our research aims to improve the expertise of our future health professionals.
Find out moreSchool of Biomedical Science
Research in this area explores the intersection of human pathology and health.
Find out moreSchool of Population and Global Health
We take an evidence-based approach through research, advocacy and health promotion to protect and improve the health of communities.
Find out moreHealth research impacting our community
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Support must extend to age 21 for disadvantaged young people
Dr Melissa O'Donnell, an NHMRC Early Career Fellow, psychologist, and Research Associate at UWA, argues that legal support for disadvantaged young people must be extended until age 21.
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Professor Bruce Robinson has an important message for dads this Christmas – don’t underestimate how important you are to your kids.
Read more$15 million in funding to support health and medical research
Eleven UWA research projects have received a combined $15 million in funding, including a project aimed at enhancing the wellbeing of Aboriginal young people through activities with horses.
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Our research
As a research-intensive faculty, we encourage the lifelong assessment and adaption of new theories, treatments and diagnostic techniques that incorporate a holistic approach to the health sciences and a more sensitive interaction with patients.
Our pioneering research work in many fields continues to have impact on the health of people worldwide – be it in preventing preterm birth, discovering the genetic basis of inherited and acquired disorders, or regenerative medicine.
Areas of research priority are:
- Ageing and aged care
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions
- Asthma
- Cancer control
- Cardiovascular health
- Dementia
- Diabetes
- Health security
- Indigenous health
- Injury prevention
- Maternal health in the first 200 days
- Mental health
- Obesity
Nothing is more exciting than making a discovery or testing your own original hypothesis. The efficiency of modern research has increased so much that creative people will find it a fantastic and fast-moving career choice. Professor Barry Marshall, UWA Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Nobel Prize Laureate
Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Service Awards
The annual Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Service Awards acknowledge the University's outstanding teachers and support staff and are competitive at the University level. The Award categories include areas such as early career, team or program, and learning and teaching support.
These awards are aligned with the UWA Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Australian Awards for University Teaching.
If you would like to find out more about your faculty awards including viewing current and past winners or nominate a staff member who has done a fantastic job you can do so here. Nominations can be made by students or staff.
Our people
Over our 60+ years we have witnessed enormous talent and produced exceptional alumni, including a Nobel Laureate, ACs, AOs, AMs, Australian of the Year, Rhodes Scholars, world-renowned researchers, clinicians, teachers and administrators.
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