Trainee Intern Hours - final year medical student
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From: aumsa nz
Dear University of Auckland and Auckland Medical School,
Final year medical student are expected to learn on the job during their last year of medical placements. In preparation for the workforce, they are told to shadow and assist Junior doctors.
1) what are the expected number of hours per week is a trainee intern expected to be at hospital, on placement?
2) what is protection is provided to ensure placement hours don't violate nz labour laws?
3) what protection is in place to ensure final year medical students aren't exploited for labour, as they seek to get good grades/references?
4) junior doctors get rostered days off, especially if they work weekends and long days. Are final year medical students given the same protection?
5) what proportion of the $80k+ fees is used for medical students health and wellbeing?
6) what auditing of clinical supervisor in hosptials are done to ensure they are suitable/appropriate mentors?
7) what has been the trainee intern stipend amount over the last 10 years
8) what has the salary of the current head of medicine? What has been their salary over the last 10 years?
9) if not able to release above, what is the salary schedule of faculty of medical and health science academic staff over past 10 years
I request all data tabulated in an Microsoft excel document, not an email reply only.
Yours faithfully,
Aumsa nz
From: Rebecca Ewert
University of Auckland
To whom it may concern,
I refer to your request of 24 February 2022, which you have signed as
“Aumsa nz”. Under section 12(1) of the Official Information Act 1982
(the OIA), you must fall into one of the following categories to be
eligible to make a request for official information under the OIA:
(a) a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which
has a place of business in New Zealand.
AUMSA (the Auckland University Medical Students Association) is entitled
to make requests for official information under section 12(1)(d) of the
OIA, but we have established with AUMSA that this request has not been
made on their behalf. If you are eligible to make a request under the
OIA, please advise your identity and which eligibility category applies
to you. If you do not wish your identity to be published on fyi.org.nz,
you may email [1][University of Auckland request email] directly with the reference
“2022-OIA-0043-aumsa” in the subject line.
Please respond by 29 March 2022 to advise whether you (a) are eligible
to make a request under the OIA and (b) if not, whether you wish to make
a generic request for the same information. If you do not respond by 29
March 2022, the University will treat your request as withdrawn.
It is necessary for the University to extend the time limit for your
request until 20 April 2022 under section 15A of the OIA, as
consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that
a proper response cannot reasonably made within the original time limit.
You have the right to make a complaint about an Ombudsman if you are
dissatisfied with this extension.
Yours sincerely
Rebecca Ewert
General Counsel
University of Auckland
From: aumsa nz <[2][FOI #18668 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 24 February 2022 8:32 PM
To: legal <[3][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Trainee Intern Hours - final
year medical student
Dear University of Auckland and Auckland Medical School,
Final year medical student are expected to learn on the job during their
last year of medical placements. In preparation for the workforce, they
are told to shadow and assist Junior doctors.
1) what are the expected number of hours per week is a trainee intern
expected to be at hospital, on placement?
2) what is protection is provided to ensure placement hours don't
violate nz labour laws?
3) what protection is in place to ensure final year medical students
aren't exploited for labour, as they seek to get good grades/references?
4) junior doctors get rostered days off, especially if they work
weekends and long days. Are final year medical students given the same
protection?
5) what proportion of the $80k+ fees is used for medical students health
and wellbeing?
6) what auditing of clinical supervisor in hosptials are done to ensure
they are suitable/appropriate mentors?
7) what has been the trainee intern stipend amount over the last 10
years
8) what has the salary of the current head of medicine? What has been
their salary over the last 10 years?
9) if not able to release above, what is the salary schedule of faculty
of medical and health science academic staff over past 10 years
I request all data tabulated in an Microsoft excel document, not an
email reply only.
Yours faithfully,
Aumsa nz
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From: Rebecca Ewert
University of Auckland
To whom it may concern,
This email is to note that, as you have not provided your identity or
evidence of eligibility under the OIA by 29 March 2022 as requested, the
University has treated your request as withdrawn.
Yours sincerely,
Rebecca Ewert
General Counsel
University of Auckland
From: Rebecca Ewert
Sent: Thursday, 24 March 2022 3:26 PM
To: '[FOI #18668 email]'
<[1][FOI #18668 email]>
Subject: RE: 2022-OIA-0043-aumsa
To whom it may concern,
I refer to your request of 24 February 2022, which you have signed as
“Aumsa nz”. Under section 12(1) of the Official Information Act 1982
(the OIA), you must fall into one of the following categories to be
eligible to make a request for official information under the OIA:
(a) a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which
has a place of business in New Zealand.
AUMSA (the Auckland University Medical Students Association) is entitled
to make requests for official information under section 12(1)(d) of the
OIA, but we have established with AUMSA that this request has not been
made on their behalf. If you are eligible to make a request under the
OIA, please advise your identity and which eligibility category applies
to you. If you do not wish your identity to be published on fyi.org.nz,
you may email [2][University of Auckland request email] directly with the reference
“2022-OIA-0043-aumsa” in the subject line.
Please respond by 29 March 2022 to advise whether you (a) are eligible
to make a request under the OIA and (b) if not, whether you wish to make
a generic request for the same information. If you do not respond by 29
March 2022, the University will treat your request as withdrawn.
It is necessary for the University to extend the time limit for your
request until 20 April 2022 under section 15A of the OIA, as
consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that
a proper response cannot reasonably made within the original time limit.
You have the right to make a complaint about an Ombudsman if you are
dissatisfied with this extension.
Yours sincerely
Rebecca Ewert
General Counsel
University of Auckland
From: aumsa nz <[3][FOI #18668 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 24 February 2022 8:32 PM
To: legal <[4][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Trainee Intern Hours - final
year medical student
Dear University of Auckland and Auckland Medical School,
Final year medical student are expected to learn on the job during their
last year of medical placements. In preparation for the workforce, they
are told to shadow and assist Junior doctors.
1) what are the expected number of hours per week is a trainee intern
expected to be at hospital, on placement?
2) what is protection is provided to ensure placement hours don't
violate nz labour laws?
3) what protection is in place to ensure final year medical students
aren't exploited for labour, as they seek to get good grades/references?
4) junior doctors get rostered days off, especially if they work
weekends and long days. Are final year medical students given the same
protection?
5) what proportion of the $80k+ fees is used for medical students health
and wellbeing?
6) what auditing of clinical supervisor in hosptials are done to ensure
they are suitable/appropriate mentors?
7) what has been the trainee intern stipend amount over the last 10
years
8) what has the salary of the current head of medicine? What has been
their salary over the last 10 years?
9) if not able to release above, what is the salary schedule of faculty
of medical and health science academic staff over past 10 years
I request all data tabulated in an Microsoft excel document, not an
email reply only.
Yours faithfully,
Aumsa nz
-------------------------------------------------------------------
This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[5][FOI #18668 email]
Is [6][University of Auckland request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to University of Auckland? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[7]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published
on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[8]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer,
please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA
or LGOIMA page.
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