Welcome from the Dean

Welcome to the website of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of New South Wales.

Many of you will be accessing this website to find out about the programs that we offer and details of the courses. I would like to focus on who we are and what we stand for. An underlying principle at UNSW and especially in the Faculty of Medicine is the link between teaching and research. Our staff tell us that they want to work with us because they have the opportunity to pursue their research and to teach. In addition, many of our staff are doctors and other health care professionals who make major contributions to the delivery of clinical care, particularly in the public hospital system. As well as our full-time salaried staff, more than a thousand doctors attached to hospitals and working in the communities have unpaid conjoint appointments with us and make enormous contributions to teaching and research.

UNSW Medicine has a strong presence at the Kensington campus. In addition, staff and students are based in teaching hospitals in Sydney, Wollongong and regional and rural areas, especially Albury/Wodonga, Wagga Wagga, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie.

The Undergraduate Program in Medicine is a central focus. We also have undergraduate programs in Health and Exercise Science, and in Medical Science. There is a diverse array of postgraduate coursework programs such as the Masters in Public Health. Postgraduate research focuses on research masters, PhD and MD programs in all of the clinical, basic science and social science disciplines.

Our students are another rich resource in the Faculty. There is a broad mix of students from many backgrounds and metropolitan, rural and international students are all represented in large numbers. Our teaching and learning methods encourage a student centred approach and acknowledgement that our staff and our students are our two richest resources.

We remain committed to a learning environment where research and teaching are closely intertwined and where we have close relationships with the health care system.

Welcome again to our website. I hope that you will find the information that you need by browsing through these pages. Should you wish to ask a more specific question, do not hesitate to take advantage of the enquiry facility which is available on every page. Alternatively, you may call the Faculty office on +61 (2) 9385 8765.

Professor Peter Smith
Dean