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Pegasus Health

2025 SIOS students gain insights into primary care

Last Updated: 23 February 2026

L-R: Melissa Dunn, Hezron Taulapapa, Ofa Kitekeiaho and Sarthak Shah

Following a six-week placement at Pegasus Health, four students have completed the 2025 Students in Over Summer (SIOS) programme. This year’s interns were Hezron Taulapapa, a fourth-year Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) student, Ofa Kitekeiaho, a fourth-year Bachelor of Health Science student, and Sarthak Shah and Melissa Dunn, both third-year Bachelor of Nursing students.

Offered annually since 2020, the programme offers students the opportunity to complete placements at Pegasus Health in the lead-up to the Christmas period. Students complete the placement as a team, meeting with kaimahi across Pegasus Health and gaining experience in primary care, population health, and community-focused health services. The initiative aims to support health students from diverse backgrounds to consider careers in primary care.

Pegasus Health Director of Hauora Māori, Michaela Kamo, said the students brought energy and fresh perspectives to the organisation.

“Confident and committed to learning, the students brought passion and unique experiences from their diverse backgrounds,” she said. “They challenge our thinking and reflect the future workforce we are working towards.”

Throughout their placement, the students engaged with kaimahi across the equity, education, and mental health teams, gaining insight into how a primary health organisation (PHO) supports general practice and community care. They also met with non-profit organisations, practice teams, and attended marae hauora days to see this work in action.

For Ofa, the placement offered an opportunity to connect theory with practice.

“This programme offers a unique opportunity to come into a PHO and understand what different teams do and the services they provide,” she said.

Nursing student Melissa said the placement reshaped her view of the health system.

“Throughout my nursing degree, I’ve been exposed to a system under strain. This placement helped me understand the importance of primary care in addressing barriers to access,” she said

As part of the programme, students developed a SIOS framework for future cohorts, exploring how motivation, options, and strategy contribute to fulfilment and wellbeing.

Reflecting on the experience, Hezron said the programme helped clarify his professional direction.

“There are many barriers for people seeking to access care. This experience motivated me to define who I am as a social worker and how I want to contribute,” he said.

The SIOS programme continues to invest in the future health workforce, supporting Pegasus Health’s role in strengthening primary care and community-led care across the health system