New Zealand universities propose to train 300 more doctors annually without new facilities by increasing intake and funding.

New Zealand's University of Otago and University of Auckland propose to train an additional 300 domestically trained doctors annually without new facilities, by increasing medical student intake and funding them. They suggest raising the intake to 889 by 2027, improving retention of locally trained doctors, and focusing on funding rather than building a third medical school. The universities argue that the issue is funding, clinical placements, and retaining doctors, rather than education facilities.

August 01, 2024
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