Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Kura Whaiora a Ōtepoti.
Welcome to the the Dunedin School of Medicine.
The Dunedin School of Medicine (DSM) is based on the Dunedin Campus of the University of Otago. It is home to eight diverse academic departments.
The School also includes the Dean's Department, providing strategic and administrative support for the Dean and the School.
Departments
Bioethics Centre
Department of General Practice and Rural Health
Department of Medicine
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women’s Health
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Department of Pathology
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine
Department of Psychological Medicine
Department of Surgical Sciences
News
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10 Mar 2025
Digital health education – focusing on the future
With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technological advances, there’s never been a better time to focu...
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05 Mar 2025
Professional staff the backbone of Medical School
They’re knowledgeable, experienced and unflappable. And what they don’t know about the Otago Medical School (OMS) probab...
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28 Feb 2025
Med student on the fast track
Third-year Otago medical student Annise Boothroyd loves a challenge.
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27 Feb 2025
Researchers call for end to futile CPR
To reduce unnecessary harm, staff in aged residential care facilities should not be forced to provide chest compressions...
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18 Feb 2025
Change can foster innovation says new OMS Dean
People shouldn’t be scared of change as it can create great opportunities, says new Otago Medical School Dean Professor...
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16 Jan 2025
HRC funding to help tackle diabetes ‘massive inequity’
The demand for recently-funded diabetes technology is likely to skyrocket by up to 400 per cent in coming years, but the...