A charitable trust was set up by Rose Hellaby in 1959 to provide scholarships to registered medical practitioners for research and/or post-graduate training and experience in rheumatic disease, physical medicine and manipulative treatment overseas. More information and instructions for application are provided here Applications must be submitted by 31 March and 30 September each year …
Medical Council Letter to NZAMM NZAMM Accreditation Report We are delighted to share with you the final report from MCNZ with the decision about our accreditation as a vocational training provider in Musculoskeletal Medicine. This accreditation will last until April 2027 subject to ongoing reporting and making the required progress. This is a very pleasing …
The Council of Medical Colleges in New Zealand and Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa have just released a report on the experience of Māori doctors training in Aotearoa. The report has found that Māori trainee doctors are entering a world which has limited understanding of Te Ao Māori and a large burden is put on …
Read more Council of Medical Colleges releases Report on Cultural Safety in Vocational Training
Dr Iain Bell, MSK specialist, is pleased to announce the launch of MSK ultrasound courses. The aim is to provide quality teaching to up skill health professionals in the use of point-of-care ultrasound in their clinical practice. They have run a few successful pilot courses to date and now hope to run them on a …
I have recently taken over from Grant Thompson as Chair of the CPD committee. We all love undertaking CPD so much that the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) is planning changes to the Recertification requirements that will be implemented in July 2022. To increase the Christmas cheer I will summarise the proposed changes . …
Read more Message from Dr Peter McKenzie CPD Convenor December 2020
Dear NZAMM member both Fellows and General Pracitioners, RE COVID-19 NZAMM Executive Opinion We have all received the information today of the impending Level 4 stage of managing COVID-19 asking all people to stay at or near home and avoid interpersonal contact. Essential services only are to be open. The NZAMM Executive are conscious that this …
