MEDICAL STUDENTS
POSITION AT OTAGO SCHOOL (P.A.) Dunedin, March 17. As a result of the conference with the Ministers, the University Council has decided to increase the number of medical students entering this year to 120 - , Dr. Hercus said that while only 59 graduated last year there would be 86 this year, and unless immigration made an unexpected increase in the population be calculated that the school's output would overtake the leeway by 1947-48. He also referred to the danger of a surplus of medical students in Australia, due to the establishment of a school in Queensland, and the possibility of this surplus coming to New Zealand.
u’he Mayor of Dimedin stated that gifts to Otago University already totciio’i £490,000 and if there was any suggestion of establishing another school Dunedin would make further contributions to extend the present cahoot.
It was notified that the roll of first vear medical students this year was: Otago 116. Canterbury 45, Wellington 49, Auckland 65.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 64, 18 March 1943, Page 3
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