RMIT University is a leading education provider in allied health, taking a holistic approach to healthcare through the study of Chinese medicine, chiropractic and osteopathy.
RMIT University is a leading education provider in allied health, taking a holistic approach to healthcare through the study of Chinese medicine, chiropractic and osteopathy.
The following programs are accredited by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency:
RMIT is the only Australian university offering all three programs in one institution.
These programs are structured to integrate foundation biomedical sciences, clinical sciences, and clinical skills to produce capable graduates that can practice as healthcare professionals. There is a strong focus on Work Integrated Learning (WIL) at on-campus health clinic and community clinics to ensure students are exposed to real-life clinical scenarios from the time they begin their studies.
RMIT university has been designated as a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine since 2005. The centre supports the work of the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023 and, is the only one in Australia focusing on traditional medicine.
In the most recent Excellent Research Australia (ERA) ranking, RMIT received “well above world standard” for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and, Clinical Sciences. The key research areas are generating, evaluating and implementing scientific evidence to guide clinical practice.
Biomedical sciences help us understand disease, how it occurs, what happens and how we can control, cure and prevent it. Our programs equip you with practical skills and allow you to specialise.
RMIT is the only Victorian university offering a multidisciplinary approach to medical radiations, with the option to study all medical radiations disciplines at degree level.
RMIT's Laboratory Medicine courses are co-designed with industry to fully prepare you to work anywhere in Australia in diagnostic pathology or medical research.
RMIT's nursing and allied health programs prepare you for diverse and complex healthcare environments through academic excellence, innovative research, clinical practice and community partnerships.
Explore the science and business of developing new medicines, and how we can treat diseases through the lens of pharmaceutical science.
RMIT's pharmacy degree prepares students for the internship year needed for Australian registration as a pharmacist.
RMIT specialises in clinical psychology, based on a cognitive-behavioural approach. Our programs are accredited by the Australian Psychological Association.
Physiotherapy at RMIT equips you with the practical skills and knowledge needed to become an agile, resilient, and enterprising health professional informed by evidence-based practices.
Targetting the theoretical and practical skills you need to provide expert care.
Start your journey to becoming an osteopath, developing expertise in musculoskeletal health.
A strong focus on evidence-based medicine is combined with the philosophical and cultural aspects of traditional Chinese medicine.
Targetting the theoretical and practical skills you need to provide expert care.

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
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