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Dr Xaviour Walker is a perfect example of the change he wants to see. An Otago Medical School graduate, he recently returned from a lengthy period working overseas to take up a Pacific leadership role at the University. While numbers of Pacific Health Sciences students have been steadily increasing, the same growth has not been seen among staff and leaders, Dr Walker, the new Associate Dean Pacific Division of Health Sciences, says. “If we look at Health Sciences, and across the university, there are very few Pacific staff, especially in leadership positions. So one of my big focuses is for us to recruit people back after they graduate. ....
And the grades keep rising and they don’t stop rising The average mark required to enter medicine from the Health Sciences First Year (HSFY) programme has increased for the sixth year in a row. In response to an OIA, the University confirmed that the lowest average mark required for a first-round offer into 2021 med was 96.57%, up from 93.43% in 2020 and just 79.66% in 2016. This requires first-years to achieve A+ grades in at least 7 papers in order to enter med from the General Pathway. The Government funds a certain number of places for entry into medicine, so the required average mark reflects the level of competitiveness for the limited number of places available, said Paul Brunton, Pro Vice Chancellor of the Division of Health Sciences. He also said that the University’s review of the medicine entry process is “under way,” but there “will be no significant changes for students seeking admission into this year’s health professional programmes. ....