Sydney Medical School

Sydney Medical School
TypePublic
Established1856 (1856)
Parent institution
University of Sydney
Head of School and DeanProfessor Jane Bleasel
Location, ,
33°53′17″S 151°11′18″E / 33.888157°S 151.188413°E / -33.888157; 151.188413
CampusUrban
Websitesydney.edu.au/medicine

The University of Sydney School of Medicine, also known as Sydney Medical School (SMS) is the graduate medical school of the University of Sydney. Established in 1856, it is the first medical school in Australia. In 2018, Sydney Medical School joined the newly formed Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. SMS is ranked 19th in the world and second in Australia in the 2021 QS Subject Rankings for medicine.

The School has a large and diverse faculty to support its missions in education, research, and health care. Each year, it has over 1,100 medical students and 2,000 postgraduate students undertaking coursework and research-training programs.