Our very own pharmacist prescriber Leanne Te Karu (Muaūpoko/Whanganui), presented a workshop at the National Rural Health conference. Luckily Buzz Burrell was able to catch her for a quick interview during a break. A fantastic advocate for Maori Pharmacists, clinical pharmacy and pharmacist prescribers, Leanne runs a
It’s as if winning the Future Pharmacist of the Year award this year at the 2015 Pharmacy Awards wasn’t enough!! Robert Haua hauled in the awards and achievements graduating top of the class for the third year in a row AND top overall pharmacy student in Auckland University!
From an article by one of our members, Brendon McIntosh www.linkedin.com/pulse/poverty-medicines-health-care-brendon-mcintosh According to the OECD; 10.3% of New Zealand’s population is living in poverty. To these people, small charges for health care matter; and small indications of the awareness and empathy of health professionals about their situation
It’s that time of year again when we celebrate the achievements and hard work of our young Maori Bachelor of Pharmacy graduates. This year from Otago School of Pharmacy we have Laurelle Lock and Rosemary Boulton. And from Auckland School of Pharmacy we have Iraani Hippolite, Brent Brownbridge, Corbin O’Neill, and Robert Haua.
Working back in your own community and with whanau is a goal for many of us. Being able to take back home what you’ve learnt and being able to help others with that knowledge is part of the ‘hero’s journey’. One of our members Sasha Dobie has recently
Ata mārie koutou, Te Rina Ruru, is looking for interest in sponsorship regarding the upcoming New Zealand’s first Brain Injury Awareness day in Rotorua. The event is hosted by the NZ Brain Injury Support Network, founded by Te Rina to support families affected by traumatic brain injuries. Her own story was covered
IF you ever wondered what it was like working in a hospital pharmacy then here’s one great example… After graduating with a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Otago University, Andy Davis worked in Palmerston North hospital as an intern and then as a pharmacist for a just over a
Kia Ora whanau! Meet Kevin, one of our young Maori pharmacists who resides on the beautiful East Coast! He lives there with his partner Kasey and their 2 boys Mikaele (4) and Mataio (1) . Kevin is currently working in Gizzy and will be moving to Wellington at the end
Welcome to our first post about our young Maori pharmacists of MPA In this series we are going to highlight a few of our younger generators and let you know a little bit more about what they do at mahi and outside of mahi… and we start in
