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We have a growing network of over 43,000 alumni spanning more than 90 countries around the world.

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Our faculty comprises 10 schools and more than 20 departments.

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Spread across several Monash University campuses, the Faculty comprises 29 teaching and clinical centres, and six institutes.
Faculty news

Active sleep is more than just counting sheep
New research by neuroscientists at Monash University shows that the sleeping brain has the capacity to encode important pieces of information - even though the body is resting.
Monash academic in push for better global MS care

A Monash University academic neurologist has joined forces with other global experts in multiple sclerosis (MS) research and treatment to create – for the first time – a consensus for measurable standards of MS care.
Rural emergency doctors lack confidence in trauma control, study finds
A study by critical care researchers has found that as the trauma cases drained from regional hospitals to The Alfred, Royal Children’s and Royal Melbourne hospitals, rural clinicians dealing with these patients have become ‘de-skilled’ and less confident in aspects related to care for injured patients.
World first study evaluates low-dose antidepressants for back pain
Back pain is the world’s leading cause of disability, affecting half a billion people worldwide. While there are a variety of treatments available, effective therapies are limited. The use of antidepressants to treat back pain is rapidly increasing, with high doses prescribed for depression and lower doses for chronic pain. However, there is currently a lack of evidence for their effectiveness, particularly for the use of low-doses.

Clues to the link between obesity and liver cancer – and identification of a new risk group
New research from Monash University and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has found a previously overlooked group of obese people may be at risk of developing deadly liver cancer.
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We love seeing our students transition into their health care careers as #monashalumni 💼👨⚕️🚑 Good luck to everyone starting their grad year roles this month - you got this! 👊
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Hello and welcome to all our student residents who start moving in this weekend 👋 Living on campus in 2019? Give your hall a shout out in the comments ⬇️
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It is Heart Research Month! Over 300,000 adult Victorians are living with heart disease, an estimate that is expect… https://t.co/Sebm3mFyun
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RT @MonashUni: In 2016, more than 42,000 people in the US died from drug overdoses involving opioids. It's a crisis being faced across the…
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Doggo alert! 🐶🚨 Lucky paramedicine student Katie got to meet Bruce, the @ambulancevictoria peer support dog, while on placement. 🚑 Paramedics have an important job, but it can be pretty stressful. Having Bruce around helps improve their mental health and wellbeing.
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Physical restraint doesn't protect patients - there are better alternatives #MonashLens #Agedcare… https://t.co/jIfIfXPOFP
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#MeetUsOnMonday - Find out how PhD candidate, Sarah McGuinness is using RBF technology to provide safe water to com… https://t.co/TyMqwlmXxu
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Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 👩🔬 🔬 We're proud champions of women in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine) and strive for progressing gender equality. 🔬 Shoutout to the women in science whose discoveries, developments and hard work help make a difference in health worldwide. 🔬 Like #monashalumni Bridgette Semple, now a neurotrauma researcher in our Department of Neuroscience. Bridgette's work looks at how young brains respond to injury 🧠