Thursday, 16 June 2022
J Thomas-Maude
[FYI request #19532 email]
Re: Official Information Act Request – House Officer Recruitment
Kia ora,
Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982.
You asked:
1.
The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions filled by the ACE matching system for each year
between 2018 and 2022, and a breakdown of these by country of training of the candidates (e.g.
New Zealand, Australia).
2.
The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions filled in by NZREX graduates for each year
between 2018 and 2022.
3.
The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions filled in by candidates from a Comparable Health
System (e.g. U.K., Ireland, U.S.A., Canada etc.) for each year between 2018 and 2022.
4.
The total number of PGY1 House Officer positions that were available and advertised outside of the
ACE matching system for each year between 2014 and 2022 (please note this is a wider time range
than the three requests above).
The Hauora Tairāwhiti response to your request is as follows:
Please note that in order to participate in the ACE process, you have to be either a New Zealand or Australia
Medical School graduate.
1.
Between 2018 –2022 each year, we have employed 10 PGY1 House Officers all recruited through
ACE (all New Zealand Medical School graduates).
2.
Between 2018 –2022 each year, we have employed 0 PGY1 House Officers who are NZREX exam
pass holders.
3.
Between 2018 –2022 each year, we have employed 0 PGY1 House Officers who were IMG’s under
the ‘Comparable Health MCNZ Pathway’.
4.
Between 2014 –2022 each year, we have employed 0 PGY1 House Officers outside of the ACE
recruitment process.
If you are not satisfied with this response you may contact the Office of the Ombudsmen, phone 0800 802
602.
Please note this response or an edited version of this response may be published on the Hauora Tairāwhiti
DHB website. Your personal/identifying information will be redacted from any responses published. If you
feel that there are good reasons why your response should not be made publicly available, we will be happy
to consider this.
Ngā mihi
Jim Green
Chief Executive
Hauora Tairāwhiti