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Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
School of Public Health &
Preventive Medicine (SPHPM)
Biomedical Science (BMS)
Units, Electives and Post Graduate
Opportunities
www.med.monash.edu.au/sphpm/
About the
School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine
 Co-located at the Alfred Hospital
and Caulfield campuses
 Over 600 staff
A wide range of pre-eminent public health
and clinical research programs
 Career opportunities
 Strong national and international
relationships and collaborations
 Extensive postgraduate programs
 Very strong record of a achievement in
doctoral training
OUR
COMMITMENT
TO YOU
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
“We provide you with the advantage you will need to
succeed in your career. Our teaching, our resources and
our links to some of the world's most exciting researchers
and employers will be of value to you.”
Prof John McNeil
Head of School
SPHPM Research Focus
Our research focuses on prevention of disease and disability through a
commitment to education, innovation, leadership, and research.
Our principal agendas of healthcare include:
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Clinical epidemiology
Patient safety
Rheumatology
Intensive care
Transfusion research
Obesity research
Women's Health
Prevention Science
This is public health!
Does daily low dose aspirin
reduce events in the elderly?
ASPREE - ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly
Want to see Public Health Research in action (Follow the link below)
http://www.aspree.org/AUS/aspree-content/aspree-study-details/about-aspree.aspx
See us in The AGE: http://www.theage.com.au/national/study-links-aspirin-to-cancer-prevention-201203211vkdp.html
Careers and Opportunities
SPHPM is the second largest within the Monash University
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Providing career and opportunities in:
Research – Honours and beyond
Public health practice:
 Masters of Public Health
Other postgraduate coursework programs:
 Biostatistics,
 Clinical Epidemiology,
 Health Services Management,
 International Health,
 Occupational & Environmental Health
Health policy development & implementation
Health program management
Planning your Public Health Studies
BMS Units
1st
year
2nd year
3rd year
• BMS1042 - Biomedical Science
and society
Additional Elective Units*
1st year
• HSC1081 - Foundations of
public health
• HSC1112 - Global health:
opportunities
and challenges
• Electives Only Available
• BMS3021 - Molecular
Medicine and
Biotechnology: Public
Health and
Epidemiology OR
Drug Discovery
and Clinical Trials
projects
• BME3032 - Introduction to
the health system
• BMS3990 – Action in
Biomedical Science: SPHPM
project
2nd year
3rd year
• HSC2101 – Health promotion:
Global and local
• HSC2022 - Health, society and
culture
• HSC2111 - Treatments and
technologies
• HSC3011 - Contemporary
health challenges
* Please note additional electives are held at Caulfield campus
Research in Action Units
BMS 3990 – Public Health
Work with an academic supervisor and complete a research
project in public health for one semester.
We have a wide range of projects, so follow the link below to
get a better idea of what kind of research we do.
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/sphpm/prospectus.html.
Honours with SPHPM
Join the SPHPM Honours program to:
1. Enhance your job prospects
2. Obtain exposure to a professional work
environment.
3. Learn and develop your skills including:
 Advanced research techniques,
processes and problem solving skills
 Time and project management
 Communication and team work
4. Enhance your chances of getting into post
graduate degrees
5. Learn what Public Health research is all
about.
Summer Vacation Scholarship
Program
Students join a research group and the SPHPM team and have a nominated
supervisor mentor you through the 4-6 week course beginning end of November.
This program aims to:
Provide students with practical
experience in applied clinical
and public health research.
In addition it includes multiple
excursions:
 William Buckland
Radiotherapy Centre
Day
 ICU/ED Visit
 All School functions
If you have any questions contact:
Dr Basia Diug,
Senior Lecturer, PhD, BioMedSci (Hons), GCAP
Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
E: [email protected]
or have a look at our website
www.med.monash.edu.au/sphpm/
School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine