Available areas of specialisation
Overseas Electives placements may be possible in the following departments, subject to availability.
Specialty Medicine
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatrics
- Renal
- Respiratory
- Rheumatology
- Infectious Diseases
- Oncology – 5 weeks minimum
- Radiology
- CVICU/DCCM
- Emergency Department – 4 weeks minimum
Specialty Surgery
- Anaesthetics
- Cardiothoracic
- ENT/ORL
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopaedics
- Ophthalmology
- Plastic Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
Paediatrics at Starship Children’s Hospital*
*No general paediatrics placements, sub-specialties only. Paediatric placements are very limited.
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Neurology
- Orthopaedics
- Oncology
- PICU
- Surgery
- Anaesthetics
- Infectious Diseases
- Psychiatry
Not offered in Auckland
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Primary Care/General Practice
The University of Auckland Overseas Electives Scheme coordinates all overseas elective placements in Waitakere, North Shore, Auckland and Middlemore hospitals and the associated clinical sites.
Interested students should not approach other University or hospital staff directly seeking placements. Approaches by overseas students to other university or hospital staff will be referred to back to the Overseas Elective Scheme Coordinator at the University of Auckland.
Any offers of placements made by other University or hospital staff are conditional only and subject to confirmation by the Overseas Elective Scheme Coordinator.
Contact
Claudia Makgill
Overseas Elective Coordinator
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Email: overseaselectives@auckland.ac.nz