Public health medicine specialist, Mātanga hauora tūmatanui
Also known as
- Public health physician, medical officer of health, epidemiologist
Public health medicine specialists aim to prevent or reduce risks of disease, injury, disability or death at a population level.
Your pay could be
$185K
Lower
$206K to $247K
Most common
$268K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Public health medicine specialists
- usually work regular business hours but may work evenings and weekends
- usually work in offices, hospitals and health centres and may travel locally and nationally
- need to identify and solve problems, work well under pressure and communicate well
Tasks
- direct health care delivery programmes
- manage health care operations
- supervise patient care personnel
- analyse quantitative data to determine effectiveness of treatments or therapies
- communicate health and wellness information to the public
- design public or employee health programmes
- develop health assessment methods or programmes
- conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues
- develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies
- gather medical information from patient histories
Social
Investigative
Practical
Interests that fit this job
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Do the quizYou need more than one qualification to become a public health medicine specialist.
You need
- a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or other recognised primary medical degree
- a minimum of 2 years of postgraduate experience
- a Master of Public Health
- to complete 45 months of training to become a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) OR complete 5 years of training to become a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM)
- an Annual Practising Certificate
- to pass a police check
You may need
- to pass a medical assessment and drug test
- a driver licence
Registration
You need to be registered to do this job. This means you meet your industry's professional standards.
Medical Council of New Zealand
Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa
Phone Number,0800 286 801
enquiry@mcnz.org.nz
https://www.mcnz.org.nzIf you’re in school
You need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.
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