Disciplines

Anatomy & Pathology

Anatomy & Pathology encompasses the study of the morphology of the body at macroscopic and microscopic levels to illustrate how structure relates to function through to the scientific study of disease.

The staff in Anatomy & Pathology are all involved in teaching and research. Together with a large group of clinical and affiliate title holders at the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, the Hanson Institute, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Women's and Children's Hospital, and the Forensic Science Centre, Anatomy & Pathology in the School of Medical Sciences provides a vibrant and supportive environment in which to study and undertake research.

Pharmacology

The Science of Drugs - from Cells to Society.

Pharmacology is the study of drugs and how they interact with our body. Drugs are chemicals that affect the functions of living systems. Drugs may be used to improve health and quality of life, as medicines to treat and prevent diseases or, as a research tool, to further explore body functions. Pharmacology is both an experimental and clinical science that deals with all types of drugs - medicinal and recreational, legal and illegal, synthetic and naturally occurring, therapeutically beneficial medicines and potentially toxic substances. It is an interdisciplinary field that bridges Physiology, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Neuroscience, Mathematics, Statistics and Medicine.

Physiology

Physiology is the study of the functions of the body, or how the body works. Consequently, physiology is a scientific discipline of the widest scope and application and is the major scientific foundation of all careers related to human health and physical performance. A knowledge of physiology underpins all advances in biomedical research and discoveries in physiology impact on medicine, agriculture, industry and environmental science.