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The year long academic program ‘Pūkawkawa’ was designed for Year 5 medical students in a partnershipbetween The University of Auckland and Northland Health Providers. The Pūkawkawa program selectedstudents with preference given to those from rural backgrounds and those of Māori or Pacific descent. Clinicalattachments were spent at the base hospital as well as peripheral sites where involvement in health extendedwell beyond the doors of the local clinics.Two Indigenous students use narratives about their experiences in the programme to reflect on variousaspects of their learning and the impact that the programme had on clinical practice, academic achievementand aspirations for future practice.Presenters: Ms Rachel Aubrey and Ms Jessica BlackwoodRachel (Te Arawa and Te Ati Awa) and Jessica (Tuwharetoa) arefinal year medical students at the University of Auckland. Theyhave worked under Dr Papaarangi Reid on a small study examiningretention of Māori students in the medical programme. Rachel hasalso spent time looking into the management of obesity in smallcommunities in the Far North. Both are looking forward to startingtheir house officer jobs at the end of 2009.Benchmarking Indigenous health curricula (1:30 – 3:00 pm)Facilitator: A/Professor Craig ZimitatMedical Education, School of Medicine, University of TasmaniaA/Professor Craig ZimitatA/Professor Craig Zimitat is the Director, Medical Education in the School of Medicine atthe University of Tasmania with overall responsibility for the MBBS curriculum.AbstractThe Medical Deans, in collaboration with Indigenous leaders, developed the CDAMSIndigenous Health Curriculum Framework to guide and support the development ofIndigenous health in medical courses. Closely following that framework was the development of the CriticalReflection Tool, designed to facilitate self evaluation of progress in implementing the Framework.The purpose of this session is to facilitate discussion amongst staff responsible for developing andimplementing Indigenous health curricula in MBBS degree programs.This workshop involves benchmarking curricular, using the Critical Reflection Tool. The Tool itself will alsobe critiqued. The session requires openness and active participation as we discuss the general approaches,successes and challenges in provisioning Indigenous health in the various medical curricula.55