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
New course designed to address social worker shortage
A new course at UWA aims to tackle the shortage of social workers across the State with a focus on training students in regional, rural and remote areas.
Read moreResearch and education panel aims to empower breastfeeding mums
Three internationally acclaimed researchers at The University of Western Australia will share their ground-breaking findings at a free public online panel discussion next Monday as part of World Breastfeeding Week, which runs from today until Monday 7 August.
Read moreTraining to help older adults prevent falls at home
Researchers at UWA will use a $371,120 grant from the HCF Research Foundation to train support workers to help ageing and frail adults prevent falls and stay in their homes for longer.
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Adjunct Queries
For any queries, please contact the relevant School or UWA Affiliated Centre:
School of Allied Health: [email protected]
Centre for Child Health Research: [email protected]
Centre for Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences: [email protected]