Graduate as a medical scientist and be responsible for analysing patient samples, assist with disease diagnosis and ensure suitable treatments. You may also choose to complete a PhD and segue into research. We have a long association with Menzies School of Health Research, one of Australia’s leading medical research institutes, and the region attracts many high achieving scientists. Our courses are nationally recognised and accredited with the Australian Institute of Medical Science (AIMS).
Our pharmacy academics are some of the best. They'll teach you the decision-making skills to identify and manage complex therapeutic problems within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team. You'll learn to develop individual health care plans for patients with complex conditions, focusing on self-management. We develop caring, resourceful practitioners who can think outside the box. Unlike big city institutions, we know all our students personally, and we have a focus on healthcare in challenging environments. The demand for registered pharmacists is expected to continue especially in regional and remote areas of Australia and Pharmacists are listed on the Northern Territory skills gap register.
CDU Health Hub Psychology Service offers quality and affordable psychological assessment and therapy to the general community. Psychology services are provided by students completing the Master of Clinical Psychology program.
Acute respiratory infections are a leading cause of hospitalisation and preventable mortality among Indigenous children. With expertise in biomedical science, clinical trials and epidemiology, Dr Michael Binks leads a collaborative and multidisciplinary research program dedicated to achieving sustainable improvements in the respiratory health of Indigenous children.
Isaac's research focus has been in exercise and physical activity for older adults. His current research interests are in exercise and physical activity interventions for health and physical performance in a range of populations, such as apparently healthy adults, clinical populations and athletes.
Our graduates are prepared for a career in a variety of workplaces, including in acute care settings, homeless shelters, government departments and to work in a variety of settings including rural and remote practice. You will be able to work with individuals, groups and communities using occupation centred practice.
The occupational therapy programs are highly competitive courses with limited places available each year.
Mixed-methods early career researcher at the Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, Dr Sophie Hickey is an applied sociologist who currently manages the IBUS Study - a large longitudinal cohort study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and children in Brisbane designed to provide feedback to local service providers to improve maternity care. The
CDU Health Hub Occupational therapy service offers a quality and affordable assessment and therapy across the lifespan to the general community.
Information on the Checking on Mental Health: Providing Alternatives to Suicide (COMPAS) program, an initiative to promote early intervention, fostering resilience and support the overall wellbeing of people at risk of suicide
Andrea is an audiologist and speech pathologist. Her research interests span across clinical, ethical, and social aspects of audiology and allied healthcare education, with a focus on improving patient outcomes and supporting healthcare professionals.