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Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H202204239.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
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Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. If
we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
notify you of an extension of that time frame.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

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Ministry of Health

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Thank you for your requests for official information received on 20 March
2022 and 21 March 2022 for:

 

20 March 2022: "1. how many students graduated from NZ medical schools
between years 2015 - 2020 2. How many NZ trained doctors who graduated
between years 2015-2020 are still actively practicing in NZ.

3. How many NZ trained doctors who graduated between years 2015-2020 have
applied for a “certificate of practicing status” (COPS) from MCNZ.

4. How many NZ trained doctors who graduated between years 2015-2020 are
still on the MCNZ register but don’t have an active annual practicing
certificate (APC).”

And

21 March 2022: “Could you please confirm if the costs of medical training
(MBChB) for NZ Citizens is subsidised by the government/MOH and if yes,
how much does the government spend per student?

If the answer to above question is yes, what conditions, if any, do these
(partially funded) medical graduates have to fulfill if they want to leave
new Zealand within 5 years of completing medical training?

Does this subsidy apply to Australian Citizens who apply for medical
training in NZ?”

 

The Ministry of Health has decided to consolidate your requests under
section 18A(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982. The Ministry’s
reference number for both requests is: H202204230.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your requests no later than 15 April 2022, being
20 working days after the day your first request was received.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [1][email address]

 

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