University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health
The Faculty of Medicine and Health is a constituent body of the University of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It was launched on 30 April 2018.[1] HistoryAs part of the University's Strategic Plan 2016-2020,[2] an international panel was convened and recommended that the establishment of a single, integrated Faculty of Medicine and Health be established to ensure the university was well-positioned to address challenges of healthcare in the 21st century.[3] The University Senate approved the establishment of the new faculty in 2016.[2] In 2017, Professor Alan Pettigrew was appointed as the Transition Manager for the Faculty of Medicine and Health. In October of the same year it was announced that Professor Robyn Ward AM would join the University as the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health from July 2018. Professor Pettigrew was appointed Acting Executive Dean from January to July 2018.[3] SchoolsThe faculty is made up of seven schools, seven clinical schools, and three rural clinical schools.[1] Schools
Clinical schools
Rural Clinical Schools
Centres and institutesThere are also a number of research institutes and centres attached to the faculty, such as the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use,[4] the Centre for Disability Research and Policy, the Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics and the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health.[5] References
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