Māori Health and Disability Workforce Sub-Committee - Māori Symposium
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Promoting Māori and Pasifika into health, science and technology
A one day symposium looking at ways to support and encourage Māori and Pasifika students at secondary and tertiary level into health, science and technology careers was held in Wellington on Friday 4 March 2005. It was hosted by the Māori Health and Disability Workforce Sub-committee of the Health Workforce Advisory Committee, together with the Education Committee of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Professor Colin Mantell (The Mäori Health and Disability Workforce Sub-Committee)
Science and the Māori Health and Disability Workforce (PPT, 12 MB) - Warning, large file size
Dr Debbie Ryan (Chief Advisor, Pacific Health, Ministry of Health)
A Pacific Focus in Health. Responding to current and projected demographic changes in NZ, improving health outcomes, reduce disparities in health, and improving quality (PPT, 1.5 MB)
Steve Benson (Senior Manager, Learning Policy Frameworks, Ministry of Education)
Providing background information about student subject choices and achievement.
Mike Williams (Principal, Aorere College, Auckland) and Astrid Beasley (ex- student Aorere College, Medical Student, Auckland University).
Factors that prevent or assist Māori and Pacific Island students engaging in further study. Learning from successful examples in other areas (PPT, 71 kB)
Associate Professor John Broughton (Ngai Tahu Māori Health Research Unit, Dunedin School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago).
Ma mahi ka ora: Māori and Health Science at the University of Otago (PPT 42 MB). - Warning, extremely large file size
Associate Professor Michael Walker (Joint Director of Nga Pae o te Maramatanga -a Centre of Research Excellence - and School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland)
Te Kakano Rangatira: Māori and Pasifika participation in the science-based society (PPT, 1.3 MB)
Professor Colin Mantell (Māori and Pacific Health Department, Auckland School of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Current Initiatives (PPT, 16 MB) - Warning, large file size
Liz Richardson (Deputy Dean (Equity) Faculties of Science and Architecture and Design)
Te Ropu Awhina Putaiao: Empowering Māori and Pacific communities for careers in science and technology (PPT, 42 MB) - Warning, extremely large file size
Liz Richardson - Presentation notes (Word, 46 kB)
Liz Richardson - Presentation notes (PDF, 75 kB)
Murray Hemi (Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, General Manager – Mäori Strategy)
Te Ara Putaiao (TAP) – Māori Educational Achievement in Science (PPT, 842 kB)
Dr Margaret Southwick (Dean, Faculty of Health Education and Social Sciences, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Porirua City)
Issues Concerning Pacific Health Workforce Development (PPT, 143 kB)
Angela Christie (Director, Futureintech programme)
Futureintech - an initiative of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand Inc (PPT, 607 kB)
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