University of Queensland Mayne Medical School, Heritage-listed medical school building in Herston, Brisbane, Australia.
The University of Queensland Mayne Medical School is a heritage-listed red brick building in Herston, Brisbane, set on a ridge beside the Royal Brisbane Hospital. The three-story structure contains laboratories, lecture rooms, and a central tiered lecture hall.
The school opened in 1936 after years of advocacy by the Brisbane Hospital and the British Medical Association. Its name comes from generous bequests made by siblings James O'Neil Mayne and Mary Emelia Mayne, whose donations made the construction possible.
The Marks-Hirschfeld Museum inside the building displays medical instruments and objects from Queensland's healthcare history. Visitors who walk through it can see how medical practice in the region changed from one generation to the next.
The building sits in the Herston health precinct and is easy to reach from central Brisbane. It is worth checking in advance which areas are open to the public, as not all parts of the school are freely accessible.
The Mayne siblings, who funded the school's construction, lived as very private people in Brisbane and were barely known to the public during their lifetimes. The fact that one of the city's main medical training centres bears their name comes as a surprise to many visitors.
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