There is a well established Medical School in the University of Otago, in which courses are provided leading to the following degrees and diplomas: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Master of Surgery, Bachelor of Medical Science, Master of Medical Science, Doctor of Medicine; and the Diplomas of Public Health, of Diagnostic Radiology, of Microbiology, and of Obstetrics.

In the University of Auckland is a Post-graduate School of Obstetrics and Gynaecology providing courses for the diploma in that subject.