position ed ▁to ▁address ▁challeng es ▁of ▁health care ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁The ▁University ▁Senate ▁approved ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Professor ▁Alan ▁P ett ig rew ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Trans ition ▁Manager ▁for ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁Health . ▁In ▁October ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Professor ▁Rob yn ▁Ward ▁AM ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁University ▁as ▁the ▁Executive ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁Health ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Professor ▁P ett ig rew ▁was ▁appointed ▁Act ing ▁Executive ▁Dean ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁School s ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁seven ▁schools , ▁seven ▁clin ical ▁schools , ▁and ▁three ▁rural ▁clin ical ▁schools . ▁ ▁School s ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁School ▁of ▁D ent istry ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁ ▁[ The ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁School ▁of ▁Health ▁Sciences ] ▁ ▁School ▁of ▁Medical ▁Sciences ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁Susan ▁W ak il ▁School ▁of ▁N urs ing ▁and ▁Mid w if ery ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁School ▁of ▁Ph arm acy ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁ ▁C lin ical ▁schools ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁Central ▁C lin ical ▁School ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital ▁West me ad ▁C