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As educators of allied health professionals, ACDHS sits at the nexus between health and education. As such, members are well placed to provide insights on the demands our future health workforce will face, and opportunities to improve the efficacy of their practice and the sustainability of the systems they will work in.

ACDHS Focus Areas

Health workforce education

  • Leadership and innovation in health professional education.
  • Promoting a systems approach to the development of national health and education policy.
  • Promoting excellence in allied health professional education.

Health systems and services

  • Promote the role and contribution of the allied health workforce within the evolving the health, disability and aged care systems.
  • Promote improvements in health in underserved areas and populations through education and workforce development.

Research advocacy

  • Promote excellence in research within the health and human service systems.
  • Inform multidisciplinary health workforce planning and promote health workforce research

ACDHS Noticeboard

ACDHS Report evidence drives principles for allied health prac payment support

The Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences commissioned a national research study in 2025 to address issues with student prac placements. The Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences (ACDHS) is calling on Minister Jason Clare MP and Minister Mark Butler...

Building Sustainable Solutions to Placement Capacity in Allied Health Education

The Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences (ACDHS) commissioned a national research project in 2024 to tackle a critical issue: the limited capacity for student placements in allied health education. This report, developed by a team of researchers from five...

A Council of Deans of Health networking event

Join with over 40 members participating in breakout discussions of issues, priorities, and points of collaboration across health education, training and research for UK, Australia, and New Zealand members. Launching our partnership: Council of Deans of Health UK,...

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We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Australia’s lands and waters and their enduring connection to Country. As an education and health sciences association, we recognise the vital role of Indigenous knowledge in shaping holistic approaches to learning, wellness, and healthcare. We honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, past and present, and their custodianship of knowledge embedded in the land. In paying our respects to Elders, we commit to fostering cultural understanding and partnerships for equitable and inclusive education and healthcare.