School of Medical Sciences

University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

The School of Medical Sciences offers a dynamic research- intensive environment that fosters excellence in interdisciplinary research and teaching, and nurtures the development of our students to reach their full potential.

The School encompasses the disciplines of Anatomy & Pathology, Pharmacology and Physiology and focuses on:

- Investigating the morphology of the human body at the macroscopic and microscopic levels to illustrate how structure relates to function;
- Investigating functions of the body with a particular emphasis on the human body;
- Understanding the causes and mechanisms of disease and its consequences
- Establishing how drugs may be used to improve health and quality of life, as medicines to treat and prevent diseases or, as a research tool to further explore the function of the human body.

Together, these disciplines provide the foundation for careers in medicine, dentistry and the allied health sciences.

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