Welcome to the Faculty of Health Sciences

As Dean it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney.

With Government and society’s growing focus on health care and service provision it is a great to be studying health sciences. Allied health professionals will be at the forefront of how health is managed in the future, with the emphasis shifting to primary health care and prevention. The number of professionals employed in the health industries has increased by over 40% in the last ten years, and it is becoming increasingly clear that greater access to allied health services is needed to pro-actively address the growth in chronic health conditions. These changes signal exciting times for your future in health.

At the Faculty of Health Sciences we closely these trends and our staff is committed to ensuring that our programs are relevant to the changing nature of health care in Australia and internationally. As a health sciences student studying with us you will be well equipped to take on these challenges and position yourself for a long and rewarding career.

We are the largest health sciences faculty in Australia, consisting of ten disciplines drawn from across the allied health sector. Our 30th Anniversary this year marks a long heritage of working hand-in-hand with the health sector and professional associations to lead the way in education and research programs in allied health.

The Faculty continues to excel in our research, with 2008 marking our most successful year to date in the research funding rounds. The Faculty achieved a higher success rate than ever before in each of the ARC and NHMRC schemes and surpassed national averages. Our research continues to break new ground with our health informatics researchers securing over $8 million in funding to investigate the role of teamwork, safe medication use and improved ICT in relation to patient safety; and our breast cancer researchers securing the largest ever NBCF career fellowship to identifying the specific causes and risk factors of long-term musculoskeletal problems in breast cancer survivors.

These achievements position us well to continue striving to become the premier international research institution for; rehabilitation; disability; health ageing; preventative health care; exercise, health and performance; and managing and communicating health information.

You too can be part of the future of health by studying, collaborating and working with us at the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Professor Gwynnyth Llewellyn
Dean
Faculty of Health Sciences