Getting Better

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  • HEALTH & FITNESS
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Getting Better

A year in the life of a māori medical student.

Season 1

  1. EPISODE 1

    A Better Chance of Dying

    Emma Espiner goes to Porirua to meet the Wallace whānau and hear about a night in ED that changed their lives.

    30 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Tuparehuia

    For her GP placement, Emma asked to go to Northland. She's on the road with rural doctor Kyle Eggleton, whose weekly clinic is in the remote outpost of Tuparehuia.

    24 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Southside

    Dr Vaaiga Autagavaia takes Emma to meet the Rugby League team he coaches in Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate, a training programme that goes far beyond sport and into the development of life skills.

    26 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Tairāwhiti

    Emma's in Tairāwhiti, where "by Māori for Māori" has the potential to be more than just a slogan in healthcare.

    26 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    What Does a Surgeon Look Like?

    Why do so few indigenous doctors end up becoming surgeons? And why does it matter?

    26 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Te Ahi Kaa

    Emma travels home to Tukorehe for her tā moko, and gets some advice from Dr Glenn Colquhoun.

    26 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    Pandemic

    Emma spends lockdown at Auckland hospital, and sees how government action on COVID-19 underlines the lack of urgency when it comes to Māori health.

    24 min

  8. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Introducing: Getting Better - A Year in the Life of a Māori Medical Student

    Trainee doctor Emma Espiner introduces her new podcast Getting Better - A Year in the Life of a Māori Medical Student.

    2 min

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