Health Education Scholarship Recipients - 2008

February 01, 2008

The West Coast DHB recently announced its health scholarship recipients for the 2008 academic year. The students come from various localities on the West Coast and are studying for a variety of health related qualifications at tertiary institutions throughout New Zealand.
Click here to find out more about the scholarship recipients.

The pen portraits below illustrate the wide scope of recipients' interests and studies.

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  Beth Wiechern Westport

  2008 will be the first year of study towards a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of Canterbury for Beth. Beth hopes that the future will bring some travel and success in her chosen career.

   
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  Candace McGirr Greymouth

  Candace returns to Dunedin for her third year of study towards a Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree at the University of Otago in 2008. Over the 2007/08 holiday period Candace has worked as a physiotherapy assistant for the WCDHB.

   
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  Elizabeth Ward Greymouth

  After a busy year of study at high school and volunteer work for St John, Elizabeth heads off to the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology for the first year of a Bachelor of Nursing degree.

   
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  Emma Cochrane Cobden

  Emma has completed three years of study towards Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science degrees at the University of Otago. She is looking forward to being able to do her part of her final year of study placement at Grey Base Hospital’s laboratory.

   
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  Emma Knudsen Westport

  Emma heads to Nelson in 2008 to commence a Bachelor of Nursing degree at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. Her longer term ambition is to return to the Buller and specialize as an oncology nurse.

   
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  Jessica Overweg Hokitika

  After a final year of study at secondary school, Jessica heads off to the University of Otago in Dunedin for the first year Health Science course with the intention of studying in medicine or anatomy.

   
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  Joanne Durkin Westport

  Joanne is heading off to the University of Canterbury to study for a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Psychology and Social Work. Joanne hopes to work as a social worker or child and family psychologist in the future.

   
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  Lauren Smith Hokitika

  In 2008 Lauren will be undertaking her sixth year of a Medical degree at the University of Auckland. This will be a busy time for Lauren as she completes her degree and looks forward to gaining her Medical Council registration.

   
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  Leah Jones Runanga

  Leah has completed the tough first year of the Health Science course at the University of Otago in Dunedin and is returning to Dunedin in 2008 to attend Medical School.

   
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  Philip Daniel Hokitika

  Philip starts the fifth year of his medical degree at the University of Otago. As a student on the Rural Immersion Programme, he will spend much of his year at the WCDHB.

   
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  Sarah Bushby Kaiata

  Sarah has completed the tough first year of the Health Science course at the University of Otago in Dunedin and begins a pharmacy degree in 2008.

   
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  Sophie Ferguson Ikamatua

  Sophie starts year 2 of her Bachelor of Nursing degree at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology in 2008. She has ambitions of working on the West Coast amongst the community.

   
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  Tash Bergin Greymouth

  The second year of study towards a Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy degree at the University of Canterbury will occupy Tash in 2008. Thoughts of travel and possible post graduate study beckon her in the future.

   

• Rachel Whitcombe Greymouth

  A career in nursing beckons Rachel as she embarks on a course of study to gain a bachelor of Nursing at Otago Polytechnic.

• Helen Martyn Westport

  Helen has just completed an honours degree in Biomedical Science at the University of Otago and is currently awaiting news on her application to attend Medical School.

• Leah Russ Greymouth

  Leah returns to Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology in 2008 for year three of her Bachelor of Medical Imaging degree. Leah has spent time with the WCDHB on clinical placement during her study and looks forward to returning to the Coast once fully qualified.

• Bryce Jackson Westport

  After completing a Science honours degree, Bryce returns to the University of Otago for his second year at the School of Medicine.

• Jo Slater Hokitika

  Jo returns to the University of Otago in 2008 to pursue a course in Human Nutrition with the longer term ambition of returning to the West Coast to work in her chosen career.