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The proposal for a third medical school in New Zealand: a community-engaged graduate entry medical program
Ross Lawrenson1, G Ian Town2, Roger Strasser3
1Professor of Population Health, University of Waikato and Clinical Director Strategy and Funding, Waikato District Health Board.
The New Zealand Medical Journal
|April 7, 2017
Abstract:
New Zealand has a maldistributed workforce that is heavily dependent on recruiting international medical graduates. Shortages are particularly apparent in high needs communities and in general scope specialties in provincial regions. The University of Waikato in partnership with the Waikato District Health Board has proposed a third medical school for New Zealand which will concentrate on addressing the workforce needs of disadvantaged rural and provincial communities. The proposed program is a community engaged, graduate entry medical course.