Available areas of specialisation
Overseas Electives placements may be possible in the following departments, subject to availability.
Specialty Medicine
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatrics – very limited placements
- Renal
- Respiratory
- Rheumatology
- Infectious Diseases
- Oncology – 6 weeks minimum
Specialty Surgery
- Anaesthetics
- Cardiothoracic
- ENT/ORL
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopaedics
- Ophthalmology – 4 weeks maximum
- Plastic Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
Paediatrics at Starship Children’s Hospital*
*No general paediatrics placements, sub-specialties only
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Neurology
- Orthopaedics
- Oncology
- PICU
- Surgery
- Anaesthetics
- Emergency – Very limited placements
- Infectious Diseases
- Psychiatry
Other areas - limited, maximum placements
- CVICU/DCCM - Mix of both areas
- Emergency Department - very limited placements
- Liaison Psychiatry - very limited placements
- Radiology - 4 weeks maximum
- Palliative Care - mix of hospital and hospice
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology - not offered in Auckland
- Primary Care/GP - not offered in Auckland
Contact
Claudia Makgill
Overseas Elective Coordinator
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Email: overseaselectives@auckland.ac.nz