At The Australian National University, graduate research is organised into disciplinary and inter-disciplinary areas called graduate research programs. Within each of the major studies areas there are sub-programs. Medical Sciences currently has three such sub programs: clinical studies, biomedical research and neuroscience. Graduate research programs include relevant academic staff from the various schools and centres across the University.

Graduate Studies at The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR), focus on aspects of fundamental medical research that support clinical medicine.