| Equity Group | Selection attributes |
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| Māori | - Understanding of the reasons for the Māori equity group of admission to health professional programmes.
- Aspirations and commitment to make a positive contribution to Māori health now and in the future
- Engagement with the Division of Health Science, Māori Health Workforce Development Unit (MHWDU), including participation in MHWDU programmes, events, and initiatives.*
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| New Zealand Resident of Indigenous Pacific Origins | - Understanding of the reasons for the NZRIPO equity group of admission to health professional programmes.
- Aspirations and commitment to make a positive contribution to Pacific health now and in the future.
- Engagement with the Pacific Islands Research & Student Support Unit (PIRSSU), Va’a o Tautai – Centre for Pacific Health (VOT), including participation in PIRSSU and VOT programmes, events and initiatives, as possible.*
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| Socioeconomic Equity (not applicable in the Alternative category) | - Demonstrated understanding of the reasons for the Socioeconomic Equity subcategory of admission to health professional programmes.
- Explanation of how socioeconomic background informs practice as a health professional.
- Aspirations and commitment to serve the health needs of lower socioeconomic communities.
- Engagement with the EQ Programme team and participation in EQ Programme initiatives*; in the form of:
- Hui with EQ staff (3-4 per year)
- Peer-led HSFY skills workshops (2-4 per year)
- Attendance at EQ academic workshops and associated academic support
- Attendance at EQ student community events; ConnEQt (Sem 1) and ReConnEQt (Sem 2)
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| Refugee Background | - Understanding of the reasons for the Refugee Background sub-category of admission to health professional programmes
- Explanation of how their refugee background will impact their practice as a health professional
- Commitment to the health of former refugees and those with refugee backgrounds
- Disruptions to education journey through displacement
- Impacts of English as additional language
- Connection with refugee background communities
- Engagement with relevant University supports.*
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| New Zealand Rural Origins | - Academic ranking
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* These attributes will only be applied to existing Otago students who have had the chance to take up the opportunities or support offered to their respective Equity groups.
