Illawarra Health and Medical Research Hub

The University of Wollongong (UOW) and South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service (SESIAHS) have a long history of collaboration, through joint research projects, operation of a joint Human Research Ethics Committee and student supervision and placements. A further extension of this relationship was the creation in 2006 of the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Hub, a focal point for health and medical research being undertaken within the Illawarra region.

There are two core components of the Hub:

• the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI); and
• the Centre for Health Service Development (CHSD)