New Zealand doctor numbers up as fewer leave and more overseas specialists arrive

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New Zealand doctor numbers up as fewer leave and more overseas specialists arrive

CURTIS WALKER, MCNZ
There has been a marked increase in overseas doctors seeking specialist registration in New Zealand, says Medical Council of New Zealand chair Curtis Walker
“The COVID-19 period has placed pressure on some of the colleges in several ways” The pandemic has led to a spike in new overseas specialis, Overseas Doctor registrations 2016-2021, Overseas doctor registration trends in New Zealand 2016-2021 [Source: Medical Council of New Zealand]