ANU Medical School
The ANU Medical School is dedicated to producing doctors equipped to meet tomorrow’s national and global health challenges.
Our world-class program offers students a personal, supportive environment to develop the skills necessary to deliver quality, effective, compassionate care.
Our partnerships with ACT Health and Calvary Health Care, together with our Indigenous, GP and community partners and rural healthcare programs ensure our students graduate well-prepared to improve health outcomes for the people they will serve, as well as upholding the standing of ANU as a leading contributor to national health policy and medical research.
Research areas include aged care, cancer, cardiovascular and renal disease, critical care and emergency medicine, diabetes and endocrinology, infection and immunity, liver disease and gastroenterology, medical education, men women and children’s health, neurosciences and vision, orthopaedic, primary health care, psychiatry and trauma.
Field sites & facilities
Explore some of the numerous of research sites and facilities established by our research schools in Australia and across the world. Researchers and students at ANU enjoy access to state-of-the-art equipment to help facilitate ground-breaking research.
Research projects
Browse research topics of the College of Science and the College of Health & Medicine with links to relevant researchers.
See our list of potential student projects to apply for PhB, Honours, PhD and other graduate degrees.
Stories
Career story
What the world needs now: how a master’s degree can make a difference
Equip yourself with the skills and qualifications you need, either to join the frontline battle against this pandemic, or to prevent the next.
Student profile
Meet Lucy Kirk: student by day, COVID-19 researcher by night
Medical student Lucy has been writing rapid evidence reviews to inform policy and practise responses to COVID-19.
News
How COVID-19 and bushfires impacted new mums and babies
A new survey developed by ANU will examine the effects of this year's bushfires and COVID-19 on pregnant women and their babies.
News
Coronavirus may be transmitted through the air, experts warn
Experts in infectious disease and population health are increasingly concerned by the possibility of environmental transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus via airborne particles.
News
Prominent Australians call for post-pandemic survival plan
Media personalities, leading scientists and academics, business and civil society leaders, former politicians and famous artists, including legendary rocker Jimmy Barnes, have signed an open letter urging all Australians to take action in the face of major threats to humanity's future.
