About Pacific Dermatology
Pacific Dermatology is an Australian not-for-profit – its mission is to improve skin health in the Pacific by increasing the number of specialist dermatologists. Currently there is only one qualified dermatologist living and practising in Fiji and three in Papua New Guinea.
We have provided funds to develop a suitably equipped training centre in Fiji at PJ Twomey Hospital, where qualified doctors from Pacific countries can complete a Diploma of Dermatology accredited by Fiji National University. We support teachers to travel to Fiji to provide clinical and theory-based teaching (and online during the pandemic) and we are now raising funds to support scholarships for the Master of Medicine in Dermatology, offer scholarships when needed, and to buy specialist equipment for the program.
What we've been working on
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Progress - more specialist skin doctors for the Pacific
Since opening the Pacific Dermatology Training Centre in 2019, a number of Pacific doctors have completed their Diploma in Dermatology and some are now undertaking the Masters of Medicine in Dermatology.
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Introducing our teaching programme coordinator
Dr Janice Yeon is a Dermatology Research Fellow at The Skin Hospital doing clinical research and assisting with clinical work - she also is the Programme Coordinator for Pacific Dermatology here in Australia. During the COVID19 pandemic, Dr Yeon helped adapt the Pacific Dermatology Training Centre teaching program to a largely online format.
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First skin clinic for Samoa
When Dr Va‘a-Fuimaono returned to Samoa, with her Postgraduate Diploma of Dermatology, she started the first skin clinic for Samoans at the main hospital in Apia, Samoa.
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Enhancing skin health in Kiribati
Dr Temea Kibae Bauro was born and raised in Makin, the northern island of Central Kiribati. In 2019, he was among the first four students to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Dermatology from Fiji National University.
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