MMS Departments
Honours research in the Melbourne Medical School
The Melbourne Medical School is made up of 13 academic departments. Research projects can be found in information booklets, links provided by Melbourne Medical School Departments or from the MDHS Research Project Database. Department specific contacts and links can be found below.
For assistance with the online enrolment process contact the MDHS Honours Admissions Team via mdhs-honours@unimelb.edu.au.
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Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
The Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health is an exciting new collaboration between the Melbourne Medical School and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. This initiative will leverage both organisations’ strengths in cardiometabolic capabilities.
Visit the Baker Postgraduate Research page to find out more about research opportunities.
Departmental contact:
Leonie Cullen
E: leonie.cullen@unimelb.edu.au
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Clinical Pathology
The Department of Clinical Pathology Honours and Masters programs offer pathology-focused coursework and a range of ground-breaking research projects focused on improving outcomes for cancer patients.
Visit the Honours and Graduate Research page to find out more about our projects and funding opportunities.
Departmental contact:
Frederic Hollande
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Critical Care
The Department of Critical Care Honours Program is designed to offer research projects directly relevant to acute human disease and treatment of the high-risk, deteriorating and critical ill patient.
Visit the Critical Care Honours Program page to find out more about our projects and funding opportunities.
Departmental contact:
A/Prof Adam Deane
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General Practice
If you are interested in working with people and you would like to make a difference to the way primary care is delivered in the community, then this is the place for you!
Visit the General Practice Honours page to find out more about our projects and funding opportunities.
Departmental Contacts:
Professor Meredith Temple-Smith
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Medicine
The Department of Medicine offers Honours program opportunities across four main health precincts:
- Austin Health
- Eastern Hill (St Vincent’s Hospital)
- Parkville (Royal Melbourne Hospital)
- Western Health.
Each precinct offers different specialisations and a tailored Honours program linked to their research focus areas.
Find out more information on the Precincts page.
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Obstetrics & Gynaecology
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Honours program is administered through the Parkville Precinct, based at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Visit the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Honours page to find out more about our projects and funding opportunities.
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Paediatrics
Our research-project based courses take advantage of the extensive scientific research done in the Department of Paediatrics and by our partners, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH), enabling us to provide a unique opportunity for students to join multi-disciplinary research teams conducting laboratory, clinical and public health research.
Visit the Paediatrics Honours and Masters page to find out more about our projects and funding opportunities.
Departmental Contacts:
Belinda McClaren
E: belinda.mcclaren@unimelb.edu.auHelen D’Cruz
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Psychiatry
The Department of Psychiatry Honours program is administered through the Parkville Precinct, based at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Visit the Parkville Precinct Honours page to find out more about our projects and funding opportunities.
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Surgery
The Department of Surgery offers Honours program opportunities across their four main health precincts:
- Austin Health
- Eastern Hill (St Vincent’s Hospital, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, the Centre for Eye Research Australia and St Vincent’s Institute)
- Parkville (Royal Melbourne Hospital)
- Western Health
Each precinct offers different specialisations and a tailored Honours program linked to their research focus areas.
Find out more information on the Precincts page.