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The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is made up of eight Schools including the Central and Eastern Clinical School and the Southern Clinical School.  Both undergraduate teaching and research are conducted within the schools that have links with the major research institutes, situated within the faculty and externally.

Central and Eastern Clinical School

The Central and Eastern Clinical School (CECS) coordinates the teaching of Monash’s MBBS students at teaching hospitals within Bayside Health, Eastern Health, Cabrini and the Institute of Forensic Medicine.  It also teaches immunology to undergraduates in science and biomedical science.

The majority of the school’s teaching is conducted at The Alfred Hospital, Box Hill Hospital, Maroondah Hospital and Cabrini Hospital. 

The Alfred, located in Prahran, operates a unit in every specialist medical and surgical discipline, except Paediatrics and Obstetrics, and has major trauma, burns and heart & lung transplant departments.    

Box Hill and Cabrini hospitals are integral to the Departments of Medicine and Surgery’s teaching programs to smaller groups of students.  Students at these hospitals enjoy the small community atmosphere and ease of getting to know everyone quickly.

 CECS has a structured clinical teaching program that extends beyond Patient and Theme Based Learning with timetabled teaching in most specialist medical disciplines offered by the hospital including Radiology.   Emphasis is based on bedside skills as well as theoretical knowledge.   An extensive lecture and tutorial program is given by senior clinicians.  Access is available to the latest in research and development advances in medicine and a challenging and supportive learning environment is offered.

The Central and Eastern Clinical School encourages multidisciplinary research across previously separate fields and attracts elite students, researchers and teachers to its modern research laboratories and facilities.  It aims to incorporate its research products into clinical practice and aspires to join with commercial ventures and to contribute to the treatment and cure of several specific diseases.  Research is undertaken by the Departments of Medicine, Surgery, Forensic Medicine, Immunology and Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine and many opportunities for PhD studies are always available.  

Southern Clinical School

The Southern Clinical School  is the second largest School in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It is comprised of two major research Institutes and a number of clinical departments including: Medicine, Nutrition & Dietetics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Surgery.  Most of the School’s teaching and research activities are based off the main University campus at Monash Medical Centre (MMC) although these activities also extend to a number of external sites including Dandenong Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Frankston Hospital and the Kingston Centre. The School also has strong links with other parts of the Faculty and other Monash Faculties.

The School has a major focus on research activities. MMC is home to the Monash Institute of Medical Research and the Monash Institute of Health Services Research. The School also has strong links with Prince Henry’s Institute, which is based at MMC.  As well as laboratory and health services research there is also a strong focus on clinical research in close collaboration with the staff of Southern Health.  The School employs about 300 medical research scientists who work in around 20 different research programs.  

 In addition to research, the School’s Departments and Institutes conduct a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs. Monash Medical Centre is a major Monash teaching hospital for medical students. The School’s staff run a number of postgraduate course work programs and also contribute to teaching of the Faculty’s health science courses at undergraduate level.  

1 December 2006