Samoan GP and PMA member Dr Maryann Heather says not much has changed for patients since the move to Level… Read more »
Media Releases
Health review leaves Pasifika out in the cold
Failure to address the high health needs of Pacific people in the health and disability sector review is the final… Read more »
PMA Scholar: ‘Health disparities in Samoa drove me to become a doctor’
Twenty-eight-year-old Mosana Evagelia grew up in Samoa and recalls her experience volunteering in the hospitals that peaked her interest in… Read more »
Dr George Ngaei (CNZM): Resilience and determination against the odds
Invercargill based surgeon and Pasifika Medical Association member Dr George Ngaei FRACS is among those recognised in the 2020 Queen’s… Read more »
PMA Scholar: ‘I want to make dentistry more affordable for our community’
Nineteen-year-old Ateliana Taufa, is on a mission to make treatments and visits to the dentist more affordable for her community…. Read more »
Aiono Professor Dr Alec Ekeroma (ONZM): 40 years of nurturing medical professionals
Aiono Professor Dr Alec Ekeroma was elated when he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit… Read more »
Hauora Tairāwhiti DHB is pleased to open applications for an Advanced Paediatric Trainee in our Paediatric Department at Gisborne Hospital,… Read more »
PMA Scholar: Pursuing a grandfather’s dream in medicine
Twenty-year-old Lorenzo Havili remembers his grandfather always wanting one of his grandchildren to become a doctor. As the eldest of… Read more »
Tofilau Bernadette Pereira: Queens Birthday Honour a recognition of a shared life journey
From providing sewing machines to women in Samoan villages so they can earn money to advocating for Pacific women at… Read more »
Celebrating the Success of Our Medical Schools
International evidence suggests it is helpful for a nation’s health workforce to mirror the diversity in the population of its… Read more »
