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School of Nursing and Midwifery
Ranked #14 in the world for nursing
Deakin’s School of Nursing and Midwifery is ranked #14 in the world for nursing. Our courses are designed in collaboration with healthcare partners and our research focuses on improving health care quality and patient safety.
Celebrating over 35 years of delivering nursing and midwifery courses
At the School of Nursing and Midwifery, we develop the unique strengths and perspectives of the next generation of nursing and midwifery professionals through outstanding education and research. Our work is driven by professional care, compassion, curiosity and critical thinking to attain the highest standards of our disciplines.
Through our partnerships with health services, government stakeholders and the diverse communities we collaborate with, we address present healthcare needs whilst shaping the future.
Our graduates drive transformational, innovative change in healthcare while addressing current needs to shape our future.
Students can be confident that they are receiving a world-class education that enables them to be job ready and in demand upon graduation. Key nurses, midwives, clinicians and researchers inform the courses and ensure learning experiences are modern and evidence-based, providing best practice healthcare.
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Get the experience you need on a nursing professional experience placement
Extensive professional experience placement hours are embedded within many of our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, allowing you to work in real healthcare settings from your very first trimester of undergraduate study. Our strong network of partners gives you access to a wide variety of clinical learning experiences.
Learn in nursing clinical simulation centres
Learn in our state-of-the-art, purpose-built clinical simulation centres at our Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waterfront and Warrnambool campuses. They contain purpose-built, flexible learning spaces and simulated clinical settings that provide a safe, supportive and realistic environment for you to develop core clinical nursing and midwifery skills.
School of Nursing and Midwifery health service partnerships
Deakin University's Centre for Quality and Patient Safety partners with six major health services to improve patient experience and outcomes for over three million Victorians each year.
Deakin is ranked #14 nursing school in the world
Our school was established in 1987 and has grown to be one of the largest nursing schools in Australia. We are ranked #14 in the world for nursing with a focus on improving health care quality and patient safety, through the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety.
What it’s like to study nursing at Deakin
Find out how Deakin’s Professor Lauren McTier became a nurse and then moved into mentoring and teaching – now our Deputy Head of School. Lauren gives us an insight into how Deakin has been able to maintain an excellent reputation here and overseas in the nursing field.
Meet our expert nursing and midwifery staff
As a student or researcher, you’ll learn from and collaborate with staff who are well recognised for their contributions to the field. Our academics and researchers bring a wealth of clinical experience to their work, ensuring what we do is informed by real-world nursing and midwifery practice.
Thinking about doing a higher degree by research?
We have a strong research culture and a proud history of applying findings to clinical practice, education programs and healthcare policy. Our nursing and midwifery research is conducted through our Centre for Quality and Patient Safety. You’ll benefit from access to a range of hospitals and healthcare agencies through our well-established clinical partnership network.
Our partnerships
Deakin partners with a wide network of health care organisations for both professional experience placement and research opportunities. Find out about our professional experience placement partners and the strong research partnerships we have in our clinical partnership network.
Deakin's School of Nursing and Midwifery is a gold affiliate member of the Australian College of Nursing, a gold partner of the Australian College of Midwives and a member of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives. These partnerships give our students access to a broad range of leadership and professional development opportunities.
Deakin references data from a range of government, higher education and reputable media sources. For more information, visit our University rankings page.
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