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Aug 1

7m 16s

One year, one hospital, one community

About this episode

With rural health care under the spotlight, our guest this week sheds some light on working in a small country hospital. Sophia Zohrab is among 12 med students on Auckland University's rural medicine immersion programme, sprinkled around North Island towns.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

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Sophia Zohrab

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