Our Objectives

The Medical Foundation is dedicated to improving the health of all Australians by investing in a program of world-class research and learning in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney.

Since it formation in 1958 the Foundation has grown enormously to become one of Australia’s most significant privately funded medical research funding bodies, supporting a portfolio of internationally recognised research across diverse fields of medicine within the Faculty of Medicine Clinical Schools and associated institutes.

The Medical Foundation’s programs are wide ranging. They include research into Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, eye diseases, liver diseases, Ménière's disease and paediatric and childhood diseases.

This research contributes to a greater understanding of the causes of disease that will lead to improved treatment options and, in many cases, prevention of diseases that cause premature death or long-term disability.


The Medical Foundation….................…Research for a healthier future