The Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is an Australian healthcare provider.[1] It comprises 10 schools, teaching and clinical centers and research institutes. The faculty offers undergraduate, postgraduate and professional education programs in medicine, nursing and allied health, and is a member of the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies.[2]
The faculty's current dean is Christina Mitchell.[3]
The faculty primarily operates from Monash University's Clayton, Caulfield and Peninsula campuses, all based in metropolitan Melbourne. Of these, Monash Clayton is home to the majority of the faculty's schools, research centers and technology platforms.
The Peninsula campus is located close to Frankston Hospital. Courses taught at this campus include nursing and midwifery, emergency health and paramedic practice, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. In 2016, the university committed $20 million to developing the campus.[4]
The graduate-entry Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD) program is the only course still offered at Churchill, following the transfer of the Monash Gippsland campus to Federation University Australia in 2014.[5]
Researchers, clinicians and students are also based at off-campus locations such as The Alfred Hospital, Monash Medical Centre and Box Hill Hospital.
Monash Malaysia is home to the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, which offers undergraduate courses in medicine and psychology. The medical course is the only program outside of Australia to be accredited by the Australian Medical Council.[6] This campus is also home to the Brains Research Institute at Monash Sunway (BRIMS) and the Southeast Community Observatory (SEACO).
At Monash South Africa, the School of Health Sciences teaches undergraduate programs in public health and social science. It is one of the only institutions in Africa to offer a degree in public health.[7]
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is made up of ten schools.[8]
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is Monash's largest research faculty, with a research income of over $172 million in 2015. Research from the faculty has been published in Nature Publishing Group, The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine.[9]
The faculty's research is categorized into nine thematic areas:[10]
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences incorporates three research institutes:[11]
Research centers within or jointly established by the faculty include:
The faculty also participates in the Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, 1 of 4 advanced health research and translation centres in Australia.[12] Monash Partners comprises:
Monash's Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science has demonstrated a commitment to translational research and offers a PhD and Graduate Certificate in Translational Research.
In 2016, Monash University partnered with the Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash Health to open a new translational research facility at the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP), which co-locates scientists, researchers, clinicians and patients in a collaborative environment.[13]
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is one of the largest providers of education for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in Australia.[14] Courses are offered across all areas of health and most incorporate clinical placement.
The faculty offers bachelor-level degrees in:
The faculty also offers several one-year honors level research degrees.[15]
As of 2017 the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Honors) MBBS program has been replaced with a Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD).[16]
Graduate courses (by coursework and research) are available across areas including:
The faculty also offers higher research degrees with research masters, doctoral courses (PhD) and professional doctorates. In 2017, over 1300 students completed higher degrees by research within the faculty.
The Monash Institute for Health and Clinical Education launched in 2016 to offer short courses and workshops for healthcare professionals.[17]
The university conducts parent education programs such as The Early Journey of Life, focused on the first 1000 days of a child's life (from pregnancy to 2-year-old).[18] The intervention is conducted by the RTCCD Vietnam and Monash University in rural Ha Nam province of Vietnam by addressing maternal physical and mental health and child health and development through a combination of learning activities and social support.[19][20][21]
Monash University Medical Undergraduates’ Society (MUMUS) represents all medical students across the Monash Clayton and Churchill campuses.
Wildfire is the university's rural and indigenous health club.
The Monash Medical Orchestra (MMO) is a musical ensemble of medical students and other students from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, founded by MBBS student Tim Martin in 2011.[26]
As of 2017, the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences has an alumni network of over 41,000 alumni across 90 countries. Counting Rhodes and Fulbright scholars and Australian of the Year recipients among their graduates, notable Faculty alumni include: