JCU Faculties

The Faculty of Medicine, Health & Molecular Sciences

The Faculty offers an impressive range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees for medical and health professionals,
and veterinary and biomedical sciences. All degrees include special training in the area of rural/remote Indigenous and
tropical health.

The new regional tertiary teaching hospital has been located adjacent to the University’s health science precinct, further enhancing its strong clinical orientation. Health professional degrees are available in medicine, occupational therapy, pharmacy, sports and exercise science, nursing physiotherapy, veterinary science, speech pathology and medical laboratory science. The JCU School of Medicine opened in 2000, the first Medical School in Australia to commence in 25 years. JCU also has a strong biotechnology biomedical and molecular science program with a well-established and active research profile.

The Faculty has an established reputation in research into rural, remote and Indigenous and tropical health issues. With the further development of the School of Medicine, research activities in emerging areas such as comparative genomics have been strengthened with the construction of major new research infrastructure. Postgraduate research and coursework programs are available in medicine, public health and tropical medicine, biomedical and molecular sciences, tropical veterinary and animal science, pharmacy, nursing, midwifery, intensive care, aged care, perioperative care, neonatal, intensive care, forensic mental health, assistive technology and occupational therapy.