Royal Australasian College of Physicians
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Sep 17, 2026
Wallace ChapmanHOST
And don't forget the panel plus later on in the show.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
But look, how long have you waited for a specialist in this country? Now, a new analysis from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians can reveal that New Zealand has just 44 actively practicing specialist physicians for every 100,000 people.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
It's 66 per 100,000 in Aussie.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
This is leading to a specialist desert in New Zealand.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
His cancer took so long to diagnose because Dunedin does not have a dermatology service, a service he believed would have picked up his cancer sooner.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
There are now no skin specialists in public hospitals in all of the South Island.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
Royal Australasian College of Physicians Aotearoa NZ President is Associate Professor Yannick De Joycer.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
Yannick, welcome to the show.
Mark LeishmanHOST
A national shortage of medical specialists is being made worse by overseas recruits not staying in their roles.
Mark LeishmanHOST
According to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, there are 44 practising specialist physicians per 100,000 people here, compared with 66 in Australia.
Mark LeishmanHOST
The shortage means some regions are going without specialist care, and some regions reject up to a fifth of all referrals.
Mark LeishmanHOST
The college's New Zealand president, Dr Janag Dzoiza, says overseas recruits need better induction and support.
Henry BrodatyGUEST
And when I finished my medical training, I was at Sydney University, I trained as a physician.
Henry BrodatyGUEST
I did the Royal Australasian College of Physicians exams and I became qualified as a physician or internal medicine specialist, what they call it in the States.
Henry BrodatyGUEST
But I wasn't sure where I was going with that.
Henry BrodatyGUEST
I was...
Wallace ChapmanHOST
Meanwhile, the Yak Party says the scheme is discriminatory and wants to scrap the whole thing.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
Now, Dr Tim Hopgood is the chair of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Pacific People's Member Advisory Group.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
Now, by the way, we are going to be speaking to Tim as he heads off to the hospital to fill in for junior staff vacancies.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
So he might be busy.
Johnny BladesHOST
A Pacific medical doctor rejects claims made that a scheme designed to increase Māori and Pacific health professionals is discriminatory.
Johnny BladesHOST
The Royal Australian College of Physicians warns reducing or scrapping the Māori and Pacific administration scheme, or MAPIS, could have negative impacts.
Johnny BladesHOST
Dr Timothy Hopgood told Pacific Waves the removal of the scheme will undo progress towards creating a more equitable medical workforce.
Timothy HopgoodSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I have real concerns that if this programme is diminished or scrapped, that the progress that has been made towards equitable outcomes, equitable workforce, and a workforce that is responsive to Pacific needs will be undermined.
Johnny BladesHOST
A Pacific medical doctor rejects claims made at a scheme designed to increase Maori and Pacific health professionals as discriminatory.
Johnny BladesHOST
The Royal Australian College of Physicians warns reducing or scrapping the Maori and Pacific admissions scheme, or MAPIS, could have negative impacts.
Johnny BladesHOST
Dr Timothy Hopgood told Pacific Waves the removal of the scheme will undo progress towards creating a more equitable medical workforce.
Timothy HopgoodSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I have real concerns that if this programme is diminished or scrapped, that the progress that has been made towards equitable outcomes, equitable workforce, and a workforce that is responsive to Pacific needs, will be undermined.
Johnny BladesHOST
A Pasifika medical doctor rejects claims made that a scheme designed to increase Māori and Pacific health professionals is discriminatory.
Johnny BladesHOST
The Royal Australian College of Physicians warns reducing or scrapping the Māori and Pacific admissions scheme, or MAPIS, could have negative impacts.
Johnny BladesHOST
Dr Timothy Hopgood told Pacific Waves the removal of the scheme will undo progress towards creating a more equitable medical workforce.
Timothy HopgoodSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I have real concerns that if this programme is diminished or scrapped, that the progress that has been made towards equitable outcomes, equitable workforce, and a workforce that is responsive to Pacific needs, will be undermined.
Wairatui Leepo-TaylorHOST
A Pacifica medical doctor rejects claims made that a scheme designed to increase Māori and Pacific health professionals is discriminatory.
Wairatui Leepo-TaylorHOST
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians warns reducing or scrapping the Māori and Pacific admissions scheme, or MAPIS, could have negative impacts.
Wairatui Leepo-TaylorHOST
Dr Timothy Hopgood told Pacific Waves the removal of the scheme will also undo progress towards creating a more equitable medical workforce.
Timothy HopgoodSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I have real concerns that if this programme is diminished or scrapped that the progress that has been made towards equitable outcomes, equitable workforce and a workforce that is responsive to Pacific needs will be undermined.
Kaya SelbyHOST
A Pasifika medical doctor rejects claims made that a scheme designed to increase Māori and Pacific health professionals is discriminatory.
Kaya SelbyHOST
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians warns reducing or scrapping the Māori Pacific Admissions Scheme, or MAPAS, could have negative impacts.
Kaya SelbyHOST
Dr. Timothy Hopgood told Pacific Waves the removal of the scheme will undo progress towards creating a more equitable medical workforce.
Timothy HopgoodSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I have real concerns that if this program is diminished or scrapped, that the progress that has been made towards equitable outcomes, equitable workforce and a workforce that is responsive to Pacific needs will be undermined.
Kaya SelbyHOST
In Aotearoa New Zealand, a Pasifika medical doctor rejects claims made that a scheme designed to increase Māori and Pacific health professionals is discriminatory.
Kaya SelbyHOST
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians warns reducing or scrapping the Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme, or MAPAS, could have negative impacts.
Kaya SelbyHOST
Dr. Timothy Hopgood told Pacific Waves the removal of the scheme would undo progress towards creating a more equitable medical workforce.
Timothy HopgoodSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I have real concerns that if this program is diminished or scrapped, that the progress that has been made towards equitable outcomes, equitable workforce, and a workforce that is responsive to Pacific needs will be undermined.
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