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UoA Clinical Years Hospitals Questions and Discussion
It depends on year to year. I think most people that want to do it do get in. 1997 is right in that there is only 20 or so people that do it every year across the whole of medical school. However I do feel like it's getting more and more popular so there's always a chance that you might not... -
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UoA Clinical Years Hospitals Questions and Discussion
I did an Honours. I personally think everyone should do some intensive research, not just a flimsy summer studentship that is by no means a real experience of 'research' I found it to be a really great experience of stepping out of the medical programme and doing something else for a little... -
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UoA MBChB Entry - General Discussion and Questions
Medical school grading is a bit different. In pre-clinical year there are individual modules (e.g. respiratory system, cardio system, etc), that are letter graded (e.g. A+, A, A- etc.). As you progress through, there are other 'domains' that are either pass/fail, or pass/fail/distinction. This... -
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UoA Clinical Years Hospitals Questions and Discussion
Clinical medicine is a different beast; Phase 2 is less focused on the principles of medicine and is now more focused on gearing you up to clinical practice. I would focus on the Professional and Clinical Skills domain. This includes examining patients e.g. how to do a cardiovascular exam... -
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UoA MBChB Entry - General Discussion and Questions
The website for the University says total scale UCAT ANZ score. i.e. raw score Personally I think it makes more sense to use raw score from the University's perspective. I don't think they're too interested in comparing to all ANZ candidates because they just want a differentiating tool for... -
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UoA Clinical Years Hospitals Questions and Discussion
Hmmm broad question(s) that can be difficult to answer Hospitals 4th year - Auckland City, Middlemore, North Shore (incl. Waitakere), Waikato, Tauranga, Rotorua 5th year - As above, but Waikato/Rotorua are more-or-less grouped, Tauranga now includes Whakatane Hospital and the list also... -
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Auckland MBChB class of 2025
A tour of what?? Grafton is like 85% research laboratories that you don't need to go into You might get a tour of where your tutorials are but you spend most of your lectures in the main theatre, and then the odd tutorial. There's really not much to tour -
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Auckland MBChB class of 2024
(whoops first I thought this was a pre-med post lol) I'm actually not 100% sure how GPA is calculated in med school because you do modules within one long paper You get a 'final grade' on your academic transcript, which is a combination of all your module / domain grades, but it is that... -
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UoA MBChB Entry - General Discussion and Questions
I agree with the avatar and yourself in that having 3 questions will make it more difficult for students in terms of 'resetting' between stations (a bonus of MMI) and that the interviewers will also be looking for more discriminating/distinctive answers. I'm not sure if they'll change the... -
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UoA MBChB Entry - General Discussion and Questions
make sure you have a dope Zoom background to impress the interviewers -
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Med school capping number of minority entrants
Can I urge you to read the previous posts in this thread where we (briefly) talk about addressing societal injustices and inequities. Can I also direct you to the aims of the Mirror of Society policy: With this in mind, can you justify why geography matters? Note that this is not just solely... -
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UoA MBChB Entry - General Discussion and Questions
i guess it also depends on how substantial the Otago scholarship is? Like if it's 'just' one of those $5000 scholarships, probably not worth? I say 'just' because in the grand scheme of things and you are accounting for things like rent, bills, food, general cost of living, $5000 helps but does... -
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Med school capping number of minority entrants
Med school legal challenge: Plaintiff's name suppressed y i k e s I mean, what does it say about the University's higher powers that a sole individual's legal challenge invoked this sort of response? That they went so far to actually invest time + money in drafting a proposal? And that (if... -
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Med school capping number of minority entrants
Just to update Staff member wants apology over medical education pathways cap [Sept 16 2020] The previous statement where they denied it: Otago university facing legal challenge over medical school admissions [Sept 02 2020] It doesn't say who the legal challenge is from and I may have... -
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Med school capping number of minority entrants
There is no debate about what happened historically because that is literally what happened and what is presently happening lol From the article that you linked, the only further information it adds is: " University leaders confirmed the scheme faced a legal challenge – a challenge that would... -
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Med school capping number of minority entrants
There will always be individualistic responses to racism, which is important and it is necessary for those to speak out against racism to fight it. However, it doesn't debunk my racism foundation as you so claim, because there are more forms of racism than just personal/individual racism. What I... -
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Med school capping number of minority entrants
because this is the foundations on which New Zealand society is built. New Zealand society is built on racism and it's seen outside the health system. WINZ, Oranga Tamariki, NZ Police, landlords ... Otago didn't look at this 150 years ago because no one else was looking at Maori inequities 150... -
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Med school capping number of minority entrants
Your points are interesting because they reflect what the current situation for Maori and Pasifika are. It's somewhat pointless to think about the future right now because the most pressing issue is that Maori and Pasifika have some of the worst health outcomes, which is truly inequitable in... -
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Med school capping number of minority entrants
Doesn't Otago have its "Mirror on Society" philosophy to admissions? Surely Maori/Pasifika representation in the workforce and/or medical school is still not even close to population proportions. Why would they suddenly stop that? -
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UoA MBChB Entry - General Discussion and Questions
-What placements are available after 3rd year (eg Otago splits to DUD, WLG, CHC) This is for Auckland right? in 4th year, you can go to Auckland City, Middlemore, North Shore, Tauranga, Rotorua or Waikato Hospitals For 5th and 6th year, you can go to the above, as well as Whangarei and...
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