Teaching and learning

The faculty aims is to provide an outstanding campus-centred learning environment for all its students. Teaching programs range across the spectrum of health disciplines including medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, nursing, behavioural science and population health.

To support this aim the faculty regularly reviews and develops its facilities and resources such as:

• undergraduate and postgraduate training facilities in city and rural locations;
• clinical skills training resources on and off campus;
• IT-based learning modules.

Strong partnerships with affiliated organisations play an important role in enriching and extending the learning environment for students by:

• providing extensive research training opportunities and encouraging research partnerships;
• providing clinical training places.

The faculty strengthens our teaching programs by:

• regularly reviewing its curricula and pedagogy;
• integrating the pre-clinical and clinical aspects of its teaching programs, for example, using problem-based learning;
• developing strategies for improvement in response to student feedback of its teaching programs;
• providing tutor and teacher training, particularly in the problem-based learning environment;
• developing expertise in teaching in a range of health-care settings including community-based teaching in general practice and other community settings;

Teaching resources and support

Medical Education Unit

The Medical Education Unit (formerly the Faculty Education Unit) has led the development of the faculty's curricula, assisted staff in the development of innovative teaching programs and new methods of assessment and provided staff development programs. The Medical Education Unit is currently undergoing a review.

Biomedical Multimedia Unit

The faculty’s Biomedical Multimedia Unit designs, develops, implements and evaluates technology for teaching and learning. Find out more about the Biomedical Multimedia Unit.

University resources

The university provides information and resources to assist in the development its teaching and learning environments. See university teaching and learning resources.