Waikato Clinical School

The Waikato Clinical School is an academic division of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences and provides clinical teaching and research for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and allied health science students. The main purpose of the school is to provide an outstanding environment in which medical students can undergo their clinical training.

The University of Auckland

The University of Auckland (Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences)

Undergraduate Study

For most of the academic year there are 50-60 undergraduate medical students on campus, as well as 12 students based in Rotorua. Teaching is provided by clinical academics in all the main specialties.

Waikato DHB also hosts a number of overseas elective students – placements are arranged through the Waikato Clinical School (please contact the School Manager, Mrs Raewyn Wooderson).

Postgraduate Study

The University of Auckland offers postgraduate programs for doctors, including opportunities to pursue Masters, MD or PhD qualifications.

Postgraduate opportunities for nurses with The University of Auckland are also available. These include Health Sciences in Advanced Nursing and Mental Health Nursing Courses.

Research

The Waikato Clinical School is involved in clinical research and there are professorial appointments in medicine, anaesthetics, psychiatry and primary care with active research programs.

Rural Health

The University of Auckland and Waikato DHB are committed to the support of rural communities and are the founding partners of New Zealand Institute of Rural Health (NZIRH). The Waikato Clinical School hosts students from the Grassroots Club for a ‘Waikato Weekend’ each Spring and is actively involved in research into the health needs of rural people.