New graduate, Jacob Weston, chose a career in nursing after working with a male nurse on a gap year overseas. He decided to work in primary care because it offered the chance to work with whānau and help them maintain good health and avoid tertiary level care. Jacob, 23, is part of the Nursing Entry
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Simione Tagicakibau – Pegasus Health Pasifika Scholarship Recipient
Fijian nursing student, Simione (Simi) Tagicakibau, has worked as a nurse around the South Pacific. After achieving his Diploma of Nursing in Fiji and working in Fiji and the Cook Islands, Simi is now undertaking his bachelor through Ara to be able to practice nursing in Aotearoa. He’s currently holding down two casual nursing jobs,
Posted on Read MoreMenz Medical Nurse, Arnie Scandrett
Nurse Arnie Scandrett loves working in a male-friendly, relaxed environment where patients can access specialist care, and where he and other Menz Medical staff can impart tips to improve health and wellbeing. “We have to be purposeful in what we are doing. We are here for a reason. We are here to improve health outcomes
Posted on Read MoreScott Chapman on male nursing
Menz Medical nurse, Scott Chapman, loves his job because he meets lots of people and helps them take better care of themselves. Scott is an Irish-trained nurse who jumped at working at a male-orientated clinic when a job came up in 2019. “I’d never seen a men’s health clinic before, nothing like that exists in
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