In 2022, four doctors undertook the second year of the Master of Medicine in Dermatology and a fifth doctor from Fiji completed the Diploma in Dermatology.
In country supervision for students was provided by Dr Tuicakau from Fiji and Dr Yi from Korea. Dr Raymond from Australia supported online videoconferencing, with lectures also given by a leprologist from the Philippines.
In addition, the Pacific Dermatology Training Centre was able to provide phototherapy for treatment of severe psoriasis after Australian nurses provided the necessary training.
In 2023 we aim to run the postgraduate Diploma in Dermatology for three doctors – from Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The four Masters candidates will continue their training and undertake final exams at the end of 2023. In 2024, Masters students will be working in Fiji and coming to Australia for a semester of education. As COVID19 restrictions decrease, we expect more in country visits of Australian and foreign dermatologists to Fiji.
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More on 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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