Our Story

From separate clinics to one connected health service

Better care, better learning, and better outcomes happen when people, disciplines and services work together.

Health Clinics with a shared purpose – built apart

For many years, the University of Melbourne operated teaching clinics across different health disciplines. Each clinic operated separately.

That model served an important purpose – but over time, its limits became clear.

Real-world learning

Students gained hands-on clinical experience

Community care

Valued services delivered to local communities

A bigger opportunity

Greater impact through connection, coordination and shared systems

The journey to OneMTHC

2016

University of Melbourne Faculty review identifies the opportunity to bring clinics together under one model

2018

MTHC is established as a not-for-profit organisation

2020–2022

Transition completed — six clinics brought together as one organisation

2023 – Now

Expansion beyond the original teaching clinic model

  • Growth in private services
  • New disciplines introduced
  • Increasingly integrated approach to care
Strategy 2030

A continued shift toward OneMTHC — a connected system of care, including a future co-located multidisciplinary model

Where we are. Where we're going. Why it matters.

Where we are today

  • More connected care across services
  • Collaborative learning environments that reflect real-world practice
  • Clinicians working more closely across disciplines
  • Systems and services becoming more aligned over time
  • Received formal recognition of our commitment to community impact

Our Strategy 2030

  • Stronger connections across disciplines and services
  • A more seamless experience for consumers (clients, patients and families) and referrers
  • Continued advancement in clinical education
  • Planning for a co-located multidisciplinary hub/s

Why this matters

  • Better access and coordination for the communities we serve
  • Better learning environments for students
  • Better collaboration for clinicians and teams
  • A stronger contribution to the future health system
  • Greater long-term social impact

One connected system, built over time

This is the story of OneMTHC — evolving from separate clinics into one connected organisation with a shared purpose.

Our Story
Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics

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Contact Us

Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics

Level 2, 723 Swanston Street
Carlton Victoria 3053
Australia
Email: mthc-contact@unimelb.edu.au

Opening hours

Monday to Friday
8:30 am to 5.00 pm
Closed public holidays

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