Southern District Health Board
Dunedin Hospital
201 Great King Street
Private Bag 1921
DUNEDIN 9054
Chief Executive Officer
Phone 03-476 9456 Fax 03-476 9450
18 July 2019
Mr Mohammed A M
Email
: [FYI request #10648 email]
Dear Mohammed
Official Information Act Request
I refer to your Official Information Act request received via email on 2 July 2019 in which you specifically
requested the following:
1.
The total number of PGY 1 house officers positions filled in by ACE matching system (2014 - 2019).
2.
The total number of PGY1 house officers positions filled in by NZREX graduates (2014-2019).
3.
The total number of PGY1 house officers filled in by candidates from a comparable healthcare system
e.g. UK, Ireland, USA, etc (2014-2019).
The information you have requested is provided in the table below:
Year
Total number of PGY1 house Total number of
Total number of PGY1
officer positions filled in by
PGY1 house officer house officer positons
ACE matching system
positions filled in
filled in by candidates
by NZREX
from a comparable
graduates
healthcare system
2014
24
2
0
2015
27
4
0
2016
32
2
0
2017
32
1
0
2018
33
4
0
2019
ACE match not complete
4
0
however we have requested
35 positions to be filled
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of our decision by the Ombudsman. The
Ombudsman's
Office
can
be
contacted
on
0800
802
602
or
on-line
at
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/. Yours sincerely
pp Lisa Gestro, on behalf of Chris Fleming
Chief Executive Officer
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