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Welcome to ECU's School of Medical and Health Sciences

The School is home to teaching and research in Medical and Biomedical Sciences, Allied Health, and Exercise and Sports Sciences, as well as in Public, Occupational and Environmental Health. Our world-class research provides solutions to some of the key health issues facing communities.

If you have a passion for enhancing the quality of people's lives, we teach a variety of health-related courses to take you in different career directions. Here, you can specialise in areas like Biomedical Science, Exercise and Sports Science, Medical Sonography, Paramedicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy or Speech Pathology.

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About

Our multi-disciplinary School has world-class clinical laboratories for research and teaching, giving students invaluable hands-on experiences throughout their studies.

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Courses

The School offers flexible undergraduate or postgraduate studies to get healthcare careers started or to help students advance in their profession.

Facilities

Facilities

Our working laboratories are fully equipped with some of the most state-of-the-art technology available for use by undergraduate and postgraduate students in Australia.

Partner with us

Partner with us

The School actively encourages partnerships with organisations or professionals for collaboration on research projects, consulting on course content or providing professional placement opportunities for our students.

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Practical placements

We offer students a range of professional placements as part of their studies, giving them valuable experiences in health, education and community-based settings.

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Prizes and awards

We recognise outstanding student achievements every year at a formal prizegiving ceremony thanks to the generous sponsorships of businesses and individuals in the health sector.

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Research

The school leads research at ECU with over 100 researchers and academic staff working across a wide range of disciplines, collaborating with domestic and international organisations and universities.

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Staff

Our staff are passionate professionals dedicated to making the world a healthier place through research and the teaching of the next generation of health professionals.

Research themes

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Population health

Our research focuses on the health of selected sub-populations or whole populations, investigating inter-related factors that influence patterns of health and disease over the life course.

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Occupational and Environmental Health

Our Occupational and Environmental Health team are active researchers who collaborate with industry and government to address some of the most challenging current workplace and environmental health issues.

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Cardiometabolic Health

Our School is involved in world-class cardiometabolic health research to reduce the burden of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in Australia and globally, with particular expertise in vascular calcification, novel biomarkers, clinical trialling and more.

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Sports Science and Exercise Medicine

Our Exercise and Sports Science researchers conduct high-impact scientific research, seeking to understand, improve and optimise human performance. Research is also dedicated to investigating how exercise can be employed in chronic disease management.

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Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation

Our neuroscience research includes specialist research in Alzheimer's disease, genomics and translation, communication disorders, Huntington’s disease, spinal cord injury and more.

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Nutrition and Dietetics

Our Nutrition & Dietetics Research Team translate nutritional research into practice with a view to improving health outcomes for all Australians. Research areas include food security and food environments and gut health and microbiome.

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Cancer and Oncology

Treating and alleviating the symptoms of cancer is a focal point of research within our school, including world-first melanoma early identification and development of blood biomarkers for early indication of other cancers.

Our Research Institutes and Centres

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Centre for Precision Health

We are a biomedical research centre driving cutting-edge multidisciplinary research to develop and apply precision health strategies that address key health priorities to optimise health and quality of life.

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Exercise Medicine Research Institute

An innovative, multidisciplinary research team in exercise science investigating how exercise can be employed in chronic disease management, principally cancer, to materially improve patient outcomes.

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Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute

A team of world-leading, multi-disciplinary researchers who develop, translate and implement research on better nutrition and lifestyle choices.

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Contact us

Please visit the Student Hub on each campus as the first point of reference for all student enquiries.

General enquires Telephone: (61 8) 6304 3545 Email: SMHS@ecu.edu.au.

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