Welcome to the Faculty of Health Sciences. The Faculty is proud of the high quality of health professionals it produces in  the our three schools: The School for Allied Health Professions, School of Medicine and  The School of Nursing. Teaching and learning is addressed in a serious manner, thence the high quality of  academic programmes. Participation in various professional and national organizations as well as the Faculty's contribution to research has shifted the focus of teaching and training from a purely professional base to a combined professional and educational effort.

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News and events! Faculty Forum NOW ON!! Check out our Student Forum winners! - One of the most important yardsticks used to evaluate academic institutions is the quality of the research conducted at such an institution. At the Faculty of Health Sciences we place a high premium on the quality of research, and quality research is conducted on an ongoing basis. The 2010 Faculty of Health Sciences/Astra Zeneca Faculty Forum takes place on 26 – 27 August 2010 in the Francois Retief Building on the campus of the UFS. Selection All applications for admission are subject to selection. Information about our pre-graduate selection requirements and selection procedure for all schools is available under Admission or download our Faculty booklet (pdf). Refer to the Academic Programmes  for the yearbooks of the schools. Refer to the Student Portal for general orientation and registration. Nutrition Symposium 2010                          The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of the Free State, is presenting a Nutrition Symposium “Empowering Dietitians to THINK out of the Box” on 8 June 2010. This symposium promises to be an inspirational highlight! SA National Control Laboratory for Biological Products The Faculty boasts a number of units of national importance, including the National Control Laboratory which is the only vaccine testing laboratory in the country that has been evaluated to do vaccines testing for the World Health Organization.  All flu vaccines were approved before the beginning of the flu season and the start of the FIFA Soccer World Cup.  All measles and polio vaccines ... SA Doping Control Laboratory (SADoCoL) The South African Doping Control Laboratory (SADoCoL) at the Department of Pharmacology at the University of the Free State was contracted by the International Football Federation (FIFA) to be the official dope-testing centre for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup... Community Projects In today's competitive marketplace a Faculty that insures a consistent approach to offering Higher Education and service, is critical, thus the focus of the Faculty on that of a modern University. The Faculty is extensively involved in the integration of health delivery projects, and community service.