Immunisations required

You will need to provide Serological Proof of Immunity for:

• Measles
• Mumps
• Rubella
• VZV (chickenpox) – Blood test required
• Hepatitis B (antigen and antibody results required)
• Pertussis vaccination

• Hepatitis C
• Tuberculosis (Quantiferon Gold test or chest X-Ray)

Note: For MMR and VZV, evidential proof of two consecutive vaccinations will be accepted.

In order to save time and money you must have provided us with your immunisation laboratory results before your elective commences. You will not be able to commence your elective until we have received the laboratory test results for the diseases listed above. Test results for the proof of immunity must not be more than four years old.

COVID-19 Vaccination

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand policy states that COVID-19 vaccination is expected for workers (including students) because of the risk of workplace exposure to COVID-19.

The University of Auckland does not have the resources to undertake a risk assessment for overseas students who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. 

As a result, we are not able to host students in the Overseas Elective Scheme who cannot demonstrate that they have received a full course of COVID-19 vaccination.

The full Te Whatu Ora COVID-19 Pre-employment COVID-19 vaccination policy can be found in the ‘Jobs’ section of the Te Whatu Ora website: https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

All students having direct patient contact must be shown to be free from MRSA. To achieve this you will be asked to complete a survey prior to your arrival to determine whether testing is required. If you have chronic skin conditions, chronic sinusitis, or bronchiectasis, then swabs will need to be taken from the nose and any skin lesions. These swabs will need to be taken after your last patient contact before your elective and will need to be presented on your first day.