Tim Wilkinson: Otago Medical School Acting Dean on the GP shortage, cap on student numbers

Otago University's urging the government to raise the cap on how many students can study medicine. 

It comes amid a GP shortage across the country. 

Medical School Acting Dean Tim Wilkinson told Mike Hosking they're keen to train more GPs, but Government imposed enrolment limits are in the way. 

He says the shortage goes beyond GPs and impacts many disciplines. 

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