Dear Pariket Dhabuwala

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 25 September 2016. The Ministry's reference number
for your request is: H201603857

You requested:

1. Total number of graduates coming out from New Zealand medical
universities each year for 2013,2014,2015 & 2016.

2. Total number of PGY1 positions available across New Zealand DHBs.

Your request has been received and logged.  You can expect a reply no
later than 21 October 2016 as required under the Official Information Act
1982.

Please note that a working day is defined in the Act as ‘any day of the
week other than a Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day,
Labour Day, the Sovereigns birthday, Waitangi Day and a day in the period
commencing 25 December in any year and ending 15 January in the following
year.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act).  We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201603857

Yours sincerely,

Liz McMillan
Manager
[MOH request email]
Government Relations l Ministerial, Executive and Government Services l
Office of the Director General

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Pariket Dhabuwala
[FYI request #4661 email]

Ref: H201603857

Dear Pariket Dhabuwala

Response to your request for official information

Thank you for your request of 25 September 2016 under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) for
“the precise numbers for the following:

1. Total number of graduates coming out from New Zealand medical
universities each year for 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016.

2. Total number of PGY1 positions available across New Zealand DHBs”.

The information relating to this request is provided below.

1. Total number of graduates coming out from New Zealand medical
universities each year for 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016.

Data from Universities (Auckland and Otago)
Year 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total number of graduates coming out from New Zealand 439 436 441 508
medical universities including international students
*

* Estimated by universities as at April 2016

2. Total number of PGY1 positions available across New Zealand DHBs.

There are 470 PGY1 positions available within DHBs at the end of Nov 2016
intake

I trust this information fulfils your request.  

Yours sincerely

Janis Freegard

Janis Freegard
Principal Advisor I Health Workforce New Zealand I Ministry of Health I
DDI 04 816 3923

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