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Podcast: The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Episode: Simeon Brown: Health Minister on the new Waikato University medical school
Description: Construction will begin this year on a new medical school at Waikato University.  The Government's chipping in $83 million, alongside $150 million from the University and philanthropic investors. It'll have a strong focus on primary care and rural health and offer a graduate-entry programme. Health Minister Simeon Brown told Mike Hosking they’ve gone through a rigorous process to ensure it’s as efficient and cost-effective as possible, so they can build the long-term pipeline that New Zealand needs. The postgraduate course element is already a successful model in Australia, he says. Brown t...