ANU College of Health & Medicine

The ANU College of Health & Medicine is an Australian university college for the study of medicine, psychology, mental health, epidemiology and population health at the Australian National University (ANU), located in Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

ANU College of Health & Medicine
Entrance of attractive glass, steel and brick building on a sunny day in Canberra.
Peter Baume Building, Acton Campus, Canberra, pictured in 2007.
TypePublic university college; research university; medical school
Established2017 (2017)
(formerly ANU College of Medicine and Health Sciences and ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment)
Parent institution
Australian National University
Academic affiliation
DeanProfessor Russell Gruen
Location
Canberra
,
Australian Capital Territory
,
Australia
Websitehealth.anu.edu.au
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The College includes both undergraduate teaching departments and several research schools, with a focus upon different areas of the medical and health sciences. The College includes the John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU Medical School, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, and Research School of Psychology.

History

The College forebears were grounded in 1946 when the ANU was established by an Act of Federal Parliament, with medicine being one of the four founding research institutes. Through the influence of Howard Florey, in 1952 laboratories for the Research School of Physical Sciences were opened; and during the 1960s the Research School of Biology was established. By 1967, the University established the Research School of Chemistry and the Research School of Biological Sciences; and several years later, the Research School of Earth Sciences was created, separated from the Research School of Physical Science; and the Centre for Resources and Environmental Studies was established by Professor Frank Fenner.[3] Formerly the ANU College of Medicine and Health Sciences, following independent reviews of the ANU disciplines of Chemistry[4] and biosciences,[5] the College of Medicine, Biology and Environment was formed in August 2008.[1][6] In 2017 the College of Health & Medicine was established to incorporate the John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU Medical School, Research School of Population Health and Research School of Psychology.[7]

Academic courses

The College offers undergraduate, post-graduate and honours academic courses and research degrees. Course offerings include the MChD (Latin: Medicinae ac Chirurgiae Doctoranda) program through the ANU Medical School, studies in biotechnology, genetics, health science, medical science, psychology, and science; and the only Bachelor of Philosophy (PhB) program in Australia.[8]

Research

The College's academic research themes include ageing, applied epidemiology, biochemistry, biomedical science, biotechnology, the brain and the thinking mind, cancer, chemistry, chronic illness management, emotions, forensic psychology, genetics, genomics, health policy, human behaviour, human resources and organisational performance, immunology, infectious diseases, understanding and treating mental health, neuroscience, obesity and metabolic disorders, perception, public health data, social cohesion, and more.

See also

References
  1. "Annual Report 2008" (PDF). Australian National University. 2008. p. 1. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. "Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Building blocks. Australian National University. 2015. p. 38. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. Sweet, Melissa (23 November 2010). "Remembering Frank Fenner: one of our greatest medical scientists (and a thoroughly decent human being)". Crikey. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. "Report of the 2008 Review of Chemistry" (PDF). Australian National University. April 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. "Report of the 2008 Strategic Review of Biosciences" (PDF). The Australian National University. January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. "History & achievements". About us: Science, Environment, Medicine & Health. The Australian National University. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. "Our history & achievements - Timeline | ANU College of Health & Medicine". Australian National University. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  8. "Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)". ANU College of Health & Medicine. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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