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Medical Council Summer Studentships Closing Date
Thursday, 11 September 2003, 2:17 pm | Medical Council of New Zealand
The Medical Council today urged medical students to apply for its 2003/2004 summer studentships applications for which close on Friday, 19 September 2003. More >>
Council supports public safety focus in new Bill
Wednesday, 5 March 2003, 11:00 am | Medical Council of New Zealand
The Medical Council is overall in favour of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill and believes it will be good for patient safety, said the President of the Medical Council, Professor John Campbell. The Medical Council appeared before Parliament’s ... More >>
Doctor survey reveals graduate retention gains
Monday, 3 March 2003, 10:48 am | Medical Council of New Zealand
Doctor survey reveals graduate retention improvement While the latest annual medical workforce survey shows overall doctor numbers in New Zealand have declined slightly, the trend for recent graduates to leave the country appears to have slowed, the Medical ... More >>
Medical Council elects new President
Thursday, 27 February 2003, 9:17 am | Medical Council of New Zealand
The Dean of the University of Otago Faculty of Medicine, Professor John Campbell, has been elected President of the Medical Council of New Zealand. More >>
Medical Council launches 0800 freephone line
Thursday, 5 December 2002, 12:52 am | Medical Council of New Zealand
The Medical Council is today (5th December) launching a freephone 0800 number as a further step towards increasing the Council’s accessibility to doctors and the public alike. Callers will be able to have greater access to advice on subjects such ... More >>
Overseas-trained doctors registered
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 10:35 am | Medical Council of New Zealand
The Medical Council releases bi-monthly statistics on the numbers of overseas-trained doctors being registered to practise in New Zealand. The fifth report covers August and September 2002. More >>
Medical Council on Parry Inquiry Recommendations
Tuesday, 29 October 2002, 11:48 am | Medical Council of New Zealand
The Medical Council supports some of the recommendations of the Health Select Committee after its "Inquiry into the adverse effects on women as a result of treatment by Dr Graham Parry". More >>
Medical Council Gets 20,000 Monthly Website Visits
Tuesday, 22 October 2002, 12:06 am | Medical Council of New Zealand
The Medical Council’s online register, which lists doctors registered to practise in New Zealand, with details of their names, qualifications, vocational registration and any conditions on their practice, has attracted over 20,000 visits to the site ... More >>
Summer Studentship Winners Announced
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 11:19 am | Medical Council of New Zealand
The Medical Council today announced the four successful applicants for its summer studentships 2002/2003. This is the eleventh year that the studentships have been held, giving four New Zealand medical students the chance to win $5000 each. More >>
Increase in numbers of overseas-trained doctors
Thursday, 19 September 2002, 2:16 pm | Medical Council of New Zealand
The Medical Council has published its Annual Report 2002. The latest figures from the report show that the number of overseas-trained doctors working in New Zealand rose from 890 in 2001 to 1,089 in 2002. The number of temporary doctors – most of ... More >>