School of Allied Health
Harness a range of health expertise
The School of Allied Health offers pathways to a career in health and social work through postgraduate courses.
Allied health professionals work in the health, social and psychosocial services care team, using specialised skills to provide evidence-based services to patients and other service users.
The School offers professional entry to practice courses in pharmacy, podiatric medicine and social work, as well as health professions education courses for those wishing to become educators in health.
Arts and Health
As pressure on health resources grow, innovative solutions to support community wellbeing are needed. As a result, the arts-health nexus has received increasing attention from clinicians, researchers, health professionals and policy makers interested in the potential of the arts to positively influence wellbeing; to complement conventional medical treatments; and act as a health promotion setting.
Student highlight
UWA’s Doctor of Podiatric Medicine involves comprehensive scope of practice which includes paediatrics, sports medicine, diabetic care, minor surgical procedures and more. The podiatric teaching clinic has been a supportive environment where I have been able to further my skills under the guidance of approachable professors, tutors and lecturers. Evan Papadopoulos, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Student highlight
The best part about the course is the support the lecturers and staff provide. Being a relatively small cohort, you become quite close with the other students which also provides a great support system through your studies. UWA is a great place to study, there is always something to get involved with no matter what your interests are. Janesha Rangi, Master of Pharmacy
News
Funding boost for ear infection research
The development of a prosthetic ear drum to help treat chronic ear infections in children has been given a funding boost with a $260,000 Channel 7 Telethon Trust grant.
Read moreFunding boost for Midwest and Pilbara workplace mental health program
The WA Centre for Rural Health (WACRH) of UWA will use new funding from the Mentally Healthy Workplaces Grant Program to engage in a ‘Leading Thriving Workplaces’ initiative in the Midwest and the Pilbara.
Read moreNew Translation Fellowships a boost for mental health and kids with autism
A project designed to increase awareness of the relationship between the arts and mental health and a digital tool to address anxiety concerns for children on the autism spectrum have been given a boost thanks to support from the Western Australian Future Health Research and Innovation Fund (FHRIF), an initiative of the WA State Government.
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UWA Adjunct and Clinical Title Holders
Adjunct appointments provide a mechanism for The University of Western Australia to recognise suitably qualified and experienced individuals who make a significant contribution to the academic activities of their Schools.
There are two categories of adjunct – those who are actively engaged in clinical practice (Clinical titles) and those who are non-clinical (Adjunct titles). For any queries, please contact adjunctappl-sah@uwa.edu.au
Adjunct Queries
For any queries, please contact the relevant School or UWA Affiliated Centre:
School of Allied Health: admin-sah@uwa.edu.au
Centre for Child Health Research: adjunct@telethonkids.org.au
Centre for Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences: peopleandculture@lei.org.au