Union calls Nats’ proposed third medical school a ‘vanity’ project

Union calls Nats’ proposed third medical school a ‘vanity’ project
The government has said it will create an extra 50 places for medical students. (Image: Getty)
Staff reporters
The Tertiary Education Union is calling the National party’s proposal for a third medical school, at the University of Waikato, “irresponsible”.The union’s national secretary, Sandra Grey, said the proposal flew in the face of the growing consensus that universities should be working together more collaboratively, “not continuing down the failed path of competition and vanity projects”.“To make a unilateral decision of where and when to fund a third medical school in a politicised way without any meanin...

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