Postgraduate study at Sydney Medical School and Faculties of Dentistry and Pharmacy

As Australia's first university, the University of Sydney has built an international reputation for its outstanding research and teaching.

Sydney Medical School is part of Australia’s most comprehensive cluster of health faculties – which includes Health Sciences, Dentistry, Nursing and Midwifery, and Pharmacy – providing opportunities for inter-professional learning.

Modern health care often involves decision-making in the context of health care teams, so it is valuable to gain an understanding of other disciplines through collaboration with students from these faculties.

With over 40 affiliated specialist units, Sydney Medical School conducts cutting-edge research across the full spectrum of health and medical knowledge, from the medical sciences through to clinical medicine, health service delivery, medical education and public health.

Research training is available through a number of research degrees, including master's by research and the prestigious degree of Doctor of Philosophy, for both medical and non-medical graduates.

Our coursework programs also benefit from our research, as teaching and learning at Sydney Medical School is directly informed by ground-breaking research in health, medicine and medical education.

Flexible modes of delivery for coursework programs are increasingly available, in response to the changing nature of education, work and life in the 21st century.

Sydney Medical School develops new programs as needs arise. Two recent examples are the Indigenous Health (Substance Use) program which commenced in 2008 and the Refractive Surgery program which started in 2009.