Healthcare qualifications

Doctors working in New Zealand need a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery, or alternatively, one or more of the prescribed qualifications set by the Medical Council. Doctors also need to be registered within a provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with the MCNZ. See Medical Council of New Zealand for more information.

 

Nurses working in New Zealand must have a Bachelor of Nursing or Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing, or an equivalent international qualification.

 

See New Zealand Nursing Council for more information.
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