Employment status of convict Dr Byung Chan Kim
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From: K. Raanken
Dear Health New Zealand,
I am requesting the employment status of Dr Byung Chan Kim, who was convicted of assault in 2018 as a medical student.
I seek the following:
- Is he, or will he be a qualify registered medical practitioner under MCNZ?
- Which hospital is he (or will he be) employed at?
- Are there any safety measures in place to protect patients and staff under his care?
Yours faithfully,
K. Raanken
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Kia ora,
Thank you for your request for official information received on 8
September 2022 for:
“I am requesting the employment status of Dr Byung Chan Kim, who was
convicted of assault in 2018 as a medical student.
I seek the following:
- Is he, or will he be a qualify registered medical practitioner under
MCNZ?
- Which hospital is he (or will he be) employed at?
- Are there any safety measures in place to protect patients and staff
under his care?”
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Zealand). As Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa is not subject to the Official
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Tēnā koe K.Rankin
Your request for information about Dr Byung Chan Kim has been transferred
from Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand to Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa The
Medical Council of New Zealand (Council).
We have agreed to reply directly to you, keeping in mind that we are not
subject to the Official Information Act 1982 and nor are we a government
agency.
The best place to find the information you are looking for is our website
mcnz.org.nz, and in particular, the public register [1]Register of doctors
| Medical Council (mcnz.org.nz). I note however, that a doctor by that
name does not appear on the register.
Ngā mihi
[2]Logo Kiri Rikihana (she/her/ia)
Manukura Tuarua | Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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Matthew Dutch left an annotation ()
Interestingly, a current search of the name "Byung Chan Kim" on the Medical Council New Zealand registry database now shows that Byung Chan Kim (an Otago graduate) is permitted to practise medicine in the position of House Officer in accredited clinical attachments at Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Tairāwhiti.
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