About the Division
The University of South Australia's Division
of Health Sciences focuses on education in, and research on, science based
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health problems.
With programs that are relevant to the needs of health professionals and
communities, the Division partners with business, industry and government to
offer a range of career opportunities in allied health, nursing and
midwifery, and pharmacy and medical sciences.
Students benefit from those links which include high profile researchers and
industry professionals who teach and provide experience based input into the
curriculum.
UniSA is the only University in South Australia with degrees to qualify
pharmacists, podiatrists, medical radiation professionals and exercise
scientists, and is the only South Australian University offering an
accredited program in Laboratory Medicine.
We also educate specialists in physiotherapy, occupational therapy,
dietetics, pharmaceutical science, the growing areas of nutrition and food
science, and we have the largest school of nursing and midwifery in the
state.
A welcome message from
Professor Allan Evans, Pro Vice Chancellor, Division of Health Sciences.
Sansom Institute
The Sansom Institute is the University of South Australia's flagship health
and biomedical research concentration, bringing together a diverse group of
leading scientists to find solutions to the big health care challenges of
the 21st century.
Named after eminent Australian pharmacist Lloyd Sansom AO, the Institute was
founded in 2004, uniting UniSA's internationally-recognised research
strengths in molecular medicine, pharmaceutical science, and the quality use
of medicines and pharmacy practice.
Find
out more about how the Sansom Institute links research to
better health.
Schools in the Division of Health Sciences
The Division of Health Sciences comprises the
School of Health Sciences, the School of Nursing and Midwifery and the
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences.
All are based at the City East campus on the corner of Frome Road and North
Terrace, in the heart of the CBD and Adelaide's health precinct.
The campus houses pharmacy and medical science, exercise science and nursing
and midwifery laboratories, and purpose built facilities for nutrition and
food sciences, medical radiation and occupational therapy.