When preparing to start a career in health, it’s not just about what you’re studying – it’s about how and where you are learning the skills that will shape the health, and the lives, of others.
The Bond Institute of Health & Sport is a world-class, purpose-built training and testing facility, and is the training ground for elite athletes and future health professionals alike. Just 4km from Bond’s main campus, students share the space with industry professionals, elite athletes and a team of expert staff dedicated to ensuring their success.
The Institute is home base for Bond students studying exercise and sports science, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and nutrition and dietetic practice. If you’re looking for the perfect arena to hone your skills, here are just five of the benefits you’ll get out of your time here.
1. Develop your skills in a purpose-built teaching and training facility
The Institute attracts professional athletes and sporting organisations from all over the world, so as you’d expect, the facilities are among Australia’s best. Whether you’re conducting research using VO2max testing or practising your ‘hands-on’ skills working with simulated participants, you will be learning using the latest technologies and industry-quality facilities.
The specialised teaching spaces, simulated hospital wards, Kitchen Lab, Work/Play Lab and clinical skills rooms are all equipped with modern technology and features that simulate a real-life clinical environment, with the Activities of Daily Living Lab simulating a residential 'home' environment. All these facilities allow you to gain relevant, hands-on experience and knowledge from your very first week.
The Institute is also home to health and sports science laboratories and a Biomechanics Lab used for research and athlete testing, and by exercise, allied health and sports science and physiotherapy students. It also features the High Performance Training Centre, swimming pool and temperature contrast pools as well as an altitude room.
2. Learn in an active high-performance centre
Bond’s High Performance Training Centre is world class and is the only centre in Australia to have been awarded a 2020 – 2023 Strength of America Award for its strength and conditioning standards.
National and international sporting teams frequently use the training facility, so students based at the Institute are regularly witnessing some of the world’s best athletes and coaches in action. They also frequently have the opportunity to use the space for work experience and practical learning opportunities.
3. APPLY YOUR SKILLS AT our ON-SITE community clinic
In addition to the elite athletes and Bond staff and students that regularly utilise the Institute’s facilities, the Institute is home to the Bond University Health and Wellness Clinic (BUHAWC), an interdisciplinary and holistic Allied Health service providing accessible, affordable, valuable care to the community. The clinic provides specialised teaching and training for Bond University students and our partners while offering a range of therapeutic and rehabilitative services to the Gold Coast community.
The clinic offers student-led services in psychology, occupational therapy, nutrition and dietetics, physiotherapy, and exercise science; all supervised by experienced clinicians and academic staff.
4. Start your career in Robina’s health and sport precinct
Robina has become a key health and sporting destination – and the Bond Institute of Health and Sport is at its heart. The Institute is nestled between the Robina Hospital and CBus Super Stadium, with many other health and sporting organisations and businesses operating close by. This means that even while you’re studying, you will be immersed in a dynamic industry hub.
5. Develop a network for life
Ask any Bondy – the student community is very tightknit, especially at the Institute. You will be learning in a small cohort of students, allowing you to build strong professional and personal connections from your first day. And with state-of-the-art facilities all on site, the Institute will become your home away from home, where you will have the opportunity to create lifelong networks as you develop and practise your skills.
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