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New ground in tough times: Otago Medical School dean up for challenge
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New ground in tough times: Otago Medical School dean up for challenge
Wednesday 26 February 2025, 12:00 AM

Suzanne Pitama – the new dean of the University of Otago Medical School, will be working to support relationships between the school, the community, the college and Te Whatu Ora [Image: Supplied]
The new dean of Otago Medical School is a psychologist who has cut her leadership teeth at the school’s Christchurch campus. Fiona Cassie caught up with her as her new role was announced
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Suzanne Pitama is the first wāhine Māori dean of the University of Otago Medical School.
The registered educational psychologist an
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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