Waikato Clinical Campus
Waikato Clinical Campus
The Waikato Clinical Campus is an academic division of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland and provides clinical teaching and research for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and allied health science students.
The main purpose of the campus is to provide an outstanding environment in which medical students can undergo their clinical training.
Undergraduate Study
For most of the academic year there are 160 undergraduate medical students on campus. Teaching is provided by clinical academics in all the main specialties.
Waikato DHB also hosts a number of overseas elective students – placements are arranged through the Waikato Clinical Campus (please contact the Campus Manager, Mrs Raewyn Wooderson).
Postgraduate Study
The University of Auckland offers postgraduate programmes for doctors, nurses and other health professionals including opportunities to pursue Post Graduate Certificates and Diplomas, Masters, MD or PhD qualifications.
Postgraduate opportunities for nurses with The University of Auckland are also available. These include Health Sciences in Advanced Nursing.
Research
The Waikato Clinical Campus is involved in clinical research and there are professorial appointments in medicine, anaesthetics, and psychiatry. Many departments have active research programmes.