Medical School

Enabling better health outcomes

UWA’s Medical School brings together the brightest students, experienced clinicians and committed researchers to unlock the greatest health challenges of our day. Celebrating 60 years in 2017, the Medical School is an infinite source of teaching and learning for individuals who share our goal of delivering better health outcomes today and into the future.

Our School exists thanks to the generosity of the Western Australian public, rural and community organisations and industry groups who continue to generously support our endeavours. We have a renowned research program carried out in laboratories, hospitals and in the community at a patient level, and we offer a range of scientific and clinical research opportunities across 10 divisions.

Our School offers courses in clinical medicine, with acknowledged leaders in medical education supervising our clinical teaching programs. A strong research culture infuses all medicine courses at UWA.

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Ranked 29th in the world for Clinical Medicine (ARWU 2020)

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Nobel Prize Laureate Professor Barry Marshall, medicine graduate and current staff member

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Since we were established in 1957 we have trained thousands of doctors

Medicine will continue to be a very human interaction. Our mission is to provide education, services and research that creates better health for the benefit of the Western Australian, Australian and international communities. Dr Brendan McQuillan, Head of School

Our divisions

Medical students

Our people

Our School includes exceptional alumni, world-renowned researchers, clinicians, teachers and administrators. Above all, our Medical School prides itself on its doctors who not only care for their patients, but about them, and give instinctively of their time for their welfare in all arenas.

Gary Hulse

Professor Gary Hulse

Gary Hulse is Professor of Addiction Medicine within the Division of Psychiatry at The University of Western Australia and previous Chair of the Committee on Alcohol and Drug Education on behalf of the Deans Australia and New Zealand Medical Schools.

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Osvaldo Almeida

Professor Osvaldo Almeida

Professor Osvaldo P. Almeida is the Director of Research at the WA Centre for Health and Ageing at The University of Western Australia.

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Associate Professor Peter Richmond

Professor Peter Richmond is head of the School of Paediatrics at UWA and leads the Vaccine Trials Group at Perth Children’s Hospital.

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Christopher Blyth

Associate Professor Christopher Blyth is a clinician scientist with the Division of Paediatrics at The University of Western Australia

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Professor Sean Hood

Sean Hood is Head of UWA’s Division of Psychiatry, UWA Medical School and Associate Dean, Community and Engagement, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. He is Head of the Treatment Resistant Anxiety and Mood Disorders (TRAMD) Unit at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Mental Health Unit.

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Anna Nowak

Professor Anna Nowak is a leading oncologist, cancer researcher and professor at The University of Western Australia.

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Professor Leon Flicker

Professor Leon Flicker is a leading expert in health and ageing in UWA’s Medical School, researching general heath, falls, depression and cognitive impairment.

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Professor John Newnham

John Newnham is a Professor of Obstetrics and Head of the Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at The University of Western Australia.

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Michaela Lucas

Michaela Lucas

Michaela Lucas is a Clinical Immunologist, Allergist, Pathologist and Head of Drug Allergy Services at Sir Charles Gairdner and Perth Children’s Hospitals

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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 Lead Acserv - SAH lead-acserv-sah@uwa.edu.au 

Adjunct Queries

For any queries, please contact the Medical School or UWA Affiliated Centre: 

Medical School: adj-appln-smed@uwa.edu.au
Centre for Child Health Research: adjunct@telethonkids.org.au
Centre for Medical Research: helen.rolinson@perkins.uwa.edu.au

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World-class facilities

Our students and researchers have access to specialist facilities within the University and those of our partners.

J. Robin Warren Library

Professor (John) Robin Warren was a co-recipient, with Professor Barry J Marshall, of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2005 for their discovery that stomach ulcers were caused by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori.

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CTEC

CTEC combines an interactive hospital environment with expert clinical educators to offer training to junior doctors and senior consultants in a way that supplements traditional clinical-based training.

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Pathology museum

Our unique collection is used to educate medical, nursing and science undergraduates, and assists in training specialist pathologists to improve their understanding of mechanisms of disease and diagnostic pathology.

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Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (CAMDH)

CAMDH supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aspiring to graduate as doctors, dentists, podiatrists and become leaders in the field of Aboriginal Health

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UWA Health Campus

The UWA Health Campus provides cutting-edge specialist teaching and learning facilities for students, professionals and patients.

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Biomedical Sciences students

Biomedical Sciences E-Learning Suites

The interactive suites offer students practical diagnostic experience and an environment that mimics the consultative nature of a working laboratory.

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Centres and institutes

Medical student

News

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UWA Medical School’s 60th anniversary: by the community for the community

Volunteer with the Medical School Simulated Patient Program

 

Throughout the teaching semester and examination period patient volunteers are required so our Doctor of Medicine students in Years 2-4 can learn and be assessed in simulated patient environments. Teaching takes place in small group sessions and can encompass history taking or specific physical examination. All sessions are conducted under the supervision of a tutoring doctor and no invasive procedures are undertaken. 

Requirement: In a mock patient environment, the student doctor conducts a history of your simulated health condition or concern for them to diagnose and advise treatment. Patient scenarios are matched to the individual gender and age of volunteers.
Type of volunteer: Male and female, 20 to 50 years of age. 
Commitment: A session is four hours
Timing: May – November  
Contact: Ms Peta Gjedsted (Academic Services Officer, Medical School) detailing your age, gender, availability and contact phone number. 

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