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Otago medical students, 1896

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Otago medical students, 1896

The Otago School of Medicine opened in Dunedin in 1875. It was the first medical school in New Zealand. These students (including six women) are posing for a relaxed photo in 1896. Note the unusual student in the front row fourth from the right.

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Hocken Collections, University of Otago

Reference: S08-088a

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Allison Kirkman, Health practitioners – Medical practitioners, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28320/otago-medical-students-1896 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Allison Kirkman, published 29 March 2011, updated 28 April 2026.