Photo: ODT fileAn Otago University staff member wants an apology from senior leadership for the way it's dealt with a proposal to impose caps on preferential entry pathways into medical school. The university has come under fire for suggesting a limit of 56 Māori students a year through its Māori Entry Pathway, and just 20 for the Pacific and low socio-economic pathways. "Since the meeting, issues raised by myself and others have been ignored, dismissed or, in my own experience, completely negated through institutional gaslighting. I think the situation we are in was entirely avoidable and nothing has been done to address the hurt caused to students, staff and our communities," she said. In a statement, University of Otago Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the division of health sciences Paul Brunton said the university regretted any misunderstandings that may have arisen through the process and the upset this had caused.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 16, 2020 03:33 UTC