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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

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Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Public Health

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.

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Leonard John Wild, C.B.E., M.A., B.SC.(HON.), D.SC., formerly Pro-Chancellor of the University of New Zealand, Otaki.