MEDICAL SCHOOL IN AUCKLAND

Northern Advocate, 21 January 1936, Page 8

MEDICAL SCHOOL IN AUCKLAND

“AN ESSENTIAL,” SAYS MR WALLACE [Special to "Northern Advocate." l AUCKLAND, This Day. The establishment of a medical school at Auckland is essential if there are to be sufficient doctors available for hospital work in the future. That is the opinion of'Mr. W. Wallace, chairman of the .Auckland Hospital Board, and also chairman of the Hospital Boards’'Association. Mr. Wallace stated yesterday that, before the holiday, the superintendent of the Auckland Hospital had sought ten resident doctors, but was able to obtain only four. That made the working of the hospital . extremely difficult, and indicated that there were not sufficient doctors passing the medical schools.

“If something is not done to remedy the present state of affairs we will have to approach the Government to take action,” said Mr. Wallace. There is an absolute necessity for the establishment of a second medical school, and if this is not done then fifth and sixth year students should be allowed to come to Auckland. Some portion at least of the medical school will have to be established in Auckland to meet the requirements of the district. We have here the population and the clinical facilities. Mr. Wallace said a remit to the University Senate had been passed by the Hospital Boards’ Association last night, drawing attention to the lack of doctors for hospital positions.