Te ORA - Activities
Programmes
AGM and Scientific Conference
Annual meetings are held with Scientific Conferences where Te ORA members and other organisations present health research and issues of importance to Māori health.
General Practitioner Peer Support (Primary Health Care)
The GP Peer Group meets quarterly to provide collegial, personal and professional development for Māori general practitioners. This includes regular continuing medical education meetings held within a Māori appropriate context.
Te Ngākau
The Te Ngākau programme provides confidential oversight from senior Te ORA members for those who may be at risk and in need of support and mentoring.
Scholarships/Studentships/Fellowships
This year Te ORA has coordinated:
- the Henry Rongomau Bennett scholarships awarded to support six Māori doctors training in psychiatry
- the GSK Māori health research fellowship.
Pānui
Survey on Doctors Leaving NZ
The Medical Council undertook a survey last year to find out why doctors chose to leave New Zealand and what might encourage them to return. Approximately 55 percent of doctors who were invited to participate in the survey completed it, with a total of 182 surveys completed.
more »RNZCGP draft Maori Strategy for your comment
The College has developed its first draft Māori Strategy which is now available for consultation with College members, staff and stakeholders
more »International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012
Registrations are now open for the 5th Biennial Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga conference.
more »RACP Congress Scholarships
The RACP is offering up to 5 scholarships for indigenous medical students to attend the 2012 RACP Future Directions in Health Congress.
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