page_title: University of Western Australia School of Medicine
section_title: Research
hierarchical_section_title: University of Western Australia School of Medicine / Research
caption_attribution_description: Kings Park, Western Australia QEII medical centre, new childrens hospital, viewed from the DNA Tower
context_page_description: The University of Western Australia Medical School is the medical school of The University of Western Australia, located in Perth, Australia. Established in 1957, it is the oldest medical school in Western Australia, with over 6000 alumni. Well-known for its research and clinical teaching, the medical school is ranked 8th in the world and 1st in Australia by the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities in clinical medicine. The medical school is affiliated with various teaching hospitals in Perth such as Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. The medical school is also heavily affiliated with the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre and its various research institutes. The school has prominent researchers and clinicians amongst its faculty and alumni, including Nobel Prize laureates Barry Marshall and Robin Warren; recipients of the Australian of the Year award Fiona Stanley and Fiona Wood; and cancer researcher Richard Pestell. The school has produced 11 Rhodes Scholars.
context_section_description: Research is a large component of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. The university has major research divisions in areas such as internal medicine, pharmacology, paediatrics, population health, psychiatry, surgery, neuroscience and pathology. Much of the research is supported by the Raine Medical Research Foundation, the largest bequest to the university for medical research and collaborations. The university is affiliated with the following centres and institutes:
  Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry
  Centre for Genetic Origins of Health and Disease
  Centre for Neonatal Research and Education
  Centre for Musculoskeletal Studies
  Oral Health Centre of Western Australia
  Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute
  Lions Eye Institute
  Lung Institute of Western Australia
  Telethon Kids Institute
  Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
caption: The Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, viewed from Kings Park, Western Australia. Visible buildings include Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
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