Competitive student placements
Student placements in general medicine and surgery are filled almost entirely by
Auckland students throughout the year. For this reason, opportunities for
overseas students to undertake clinical electives in these areas are not offered.
Conversely, elective opportunities related to medical and surgical specialties
and to other aspects of medical practice are available only to overseas
students.
There is an extremely high demand for elective placements in the Auckland
region, and therefore we cannot guarantee placement to every applicant. Students
attached to the more specialised aspects of medicine and surgery may be able to
take part in other activities offered in the hospital of attachment and, if
appropriate, in the teaching arrangements of the Auckland School of Medicine.
Such additional arrangements may include medical and surgical grand rounds,
radiology teaching, service and unit conferences and seminars.
Final Year medical students applying to the Faculty of Medical
and Health Sciences
for an Overseas Elective must comply with the following conditions:
Eligibility
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In order to be admitted to this scheme a student must:
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be a genuine medical student in their final year of study, having completed at
least two years clinical study at the time of the elective
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be competent in clinical English. If English is not your first language or you
have not undertaken your medical studies in English, then you must provide an
IELTS certificate showing you have achieved the standard of 7.5 or better
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agree that the purpose of the experience is elective and not core undergraduate
training.
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Priority will be given to those students:
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enrolled in a member university of the Universitas 21 consortium
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enrolled in a university located in the Pacific Rim region
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enrolled in an overseas university where scholarship or reciprocal arrangements
exist with The University of Auckland’s School of Medicine
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who have been granted approval by a Head of Department within The University of
Auckland’s School of Medicine.
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Please note
Students from German Universities are usually not eligible as The University of
Auckland cannot provide core clinical training and is not able to verify
documentation.
Terms
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The University of Auckland does not provide any formal endorsement that the
elective experience is the equivalent in terms of the rights and duties The
University of Auckland,
final year students because it is often not supervised under the auspices of a
university teacher/department in a university teaching hospital. Elective
students need to fit in around the needs of the University’s own students on
their core attachments. In the core academic attachments our final year students
are expected to contribute to the care of about 1/3 of the patients under the
care of the doctor or team. Core attachment work is therefore carefully
monitored, whereas elective students have some latitude to devise specific
activities to suit their own learning goals. Hence we cannot state that the
rights and duties are the same, because they are not.
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University organised electives are to be no more than
eight weeks.
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These will be administered
by the Overseas Electives Coordinator, Faculty of
Medical and Health Sciences.
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It is not possible for overseas elective students to be enrolled in the
University as the elective scheme is not recognised as a formal course. You will
not have access to the University’s internet and email services, or any other
student services.
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