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Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences




World Health Summit: the evolution of medicine
The World Health Summit is a leading international meeting of researchers, doctors, politicians and other healthcare stakeholders. The inaugural summit was held in October at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin in Berlin under the patronage of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal President Nikolas Sarkozy. Monash participated as a member of the prestigious M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers and Medical Universities.

Monash ranked as Australia's number one faculty for Teaching and Learning in Health

Faculty news and events

Gregory PhillipsGetting to the roots of healing
A new foundation supported by Monash will focus on healing the hurts of colonisation.



Prof Ian HughesA Biomedical Benchmark
The School of Biomedical Sciences has established a new team to strategically build on the strengths of biomedical education and teaching.



Summit welcome messages from the Prime Minister and Premier
Watch the video messages that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Premier of Victoria John Brumby recorded to welcome delegates of the World Health Summit to the Monash session.



Monash makes its presence felt at World Health Summit
A delegation from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences has made a significant impact at the inaugural World Health Summit, held in Berlin, 15-18 October.



Monash ranked among top universities for biomedicine
Monash has risen five places in the prestigious Times Higher Education – QS World University Rankings for 2009 to the ranking of 25th for Life Sciences and Biomedicine.



Staff and students scoop the pool at Southern Clinical School
Three Monash students from the Southern Clinical School Department of Medicine have won awards at this year's 45th Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) Annual Scientific Meeting held in Hobart in September.

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Front cover of M3

Obesity expert named Life Scientist of the Year
A Monash University physiologist, whose research into weight management, obesity and diabetes has led to significant medical breakthroughs and drug design, has been awarded one of the nation's top research honours.

Honours programs in Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
An Honours degree at Monash provides graduates with an opportunity to gain further insights into particular areas of research and academic interest.