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National backs third medical school in Waikato
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My initial reaction is that this must be good!
But I do have questions. Are our current schools full?
If so, do we have 220 more applicants every year that can meet the high entry standard?
If so, how do we keep doctors in NZ once they graduate?
My understanding is that yes, there is the demand. The issue is money, Auckland and Otago want the money that would go to a new med school to instead increase their own capacity. Opening a new med school is certainly expensive but is a better solution in the long run, in my opinion.
Keeping the doctors is the other side of the coin, to which I don't have a great answer other than, unfortunately, more money.