About the Faculty

Dean of Health Sciences

Mission

The mission of La Trobe Health Sciences is to provide high quality, relevant education for the health and social work professions; to conduct research to improve the health and well being of individuals and communities and the equity, efficiency and quality of health and human services; and to facilitate the attainment of these goals through professional activities and community service.

Faculty Vision

The Faculty seeks to be internationally recognised as a major contributor in the scholarly discovery, preservation, transmission and application of knowledge in the field of health sciences.

Faculty Values

Staff of the Faculty of Health Sciences value:

Putting students first
Working together co-operatively
Making a contribution to health, healthcare and society
Excellence in teaching, research and scholarship
Intellectual freedom and academic integrity
A safe working and learning environment.

The Faculty of Health Sciences is one of Australia's leading providers of health science education and comprises four Divisions:

Division of Allied Health

We warmly welcome you to the Division of Allied Health, The Division of Allied Health was created on 2 April 2007 and comprises the Schools of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Human Communication Sciences, and Social Work and Social Policy; the Departments of Podiatry, Prosthetics and Orthotics, and Clinical Vision Sciences; and the National Institute of Deaf Studies and the Bouverie Centre....

Division of Health Studies

Welcome to the Division of Health Studies. The Division of Health Studies comprises the School of Human Biosciences and the School of Public Health. Its aim is to improve the health of individuals and communities through excellence in teaching and research. Programs are designed for clinicians, administrators and health researchers. The Division is responsible for the Bachelors degrees of Health Sciences, Health Information Management, and Public Health (Bendigo)....

Division of Health Research

Welcome to the Division of Health Research. The Health Research division is comprised of: Australian Institute of Primary Care, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, Mother and Child Health Research Centre, Musculoskeletal Research Centre and Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care...

Division of Nursing and Midwifery

We are committed to providing leadership in education, research and scholarship to advance the health and well-being of individuals and the community. The Division of Nursing and Midwifery has a proud history. It was one of the early pioneers in nursing education in Australia. Its origins can be traced back to the College of Nursing (now the Royal College of Nursing, Australia), founded in 1948....

Through its predecessor (Lincoln Institute), it has had a long and distinguished history in the education of health professionals and is the only provider of tertiary education in Victoria for a number of the health professions. More information about the history of the faculty can be found through the 'History' link below.

The Faculty is located at the Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, City, Melbourne (Bundoora), Mildura and Shepparton campuses and other metropolitan sites including the Bouverie Centre in Brunswick and clinical sites at metropolitan hospitals.

Occupational Health and Safety

Policies

Annual Reports

Annual Report 2007

Faculty of Health Sciences in 2007 at a Glance

The Faculty of Health Sciences is one of five faculties at La Trobe University. The four other faculties are Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Law and Management, and Science, Technology and Engineering.

• In 2007 the total income for the Faculty was $60.044 million, of which approximately 55% was from Commonwealth Government grants. Approximately 25% comprised research and restricted purposes funds, 12% full fee paying programs and 8% other earnings.

• The total Effective Full Time Student Units (EFTSU) in 2007 was 5262.9 comprising 4335.6 Undergraduate students, 772.5 Postgraduate students and 154.8 Higher Degree (Research) students. This represents a 5% increase from 2006 in the Faculty’s EFTSU.

History

History of the Faculty of Health Science