FNU’s Medical College gets Regional Public Health Membership
The Fiji National University (FNU) has become the first tertiary institution in the country to join the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA). This is the peak organisation that represents public health in universities throughout Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific region. This membership allows access to the organisation’s learning and teaching resources for the
Master of Public Health programme, offered by the FNU College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
College Dean, Dr William May, highlighted that the new partnership would assist in teaching public health programmes more effectively.
He said it would also support the academics from the college, with valuable forums to create an academic community of practice.
“As an academic institution, this membership will provide a range of benefits to FNU,” Dr May said. “The professional mentoring programme and networking opportunities provided by CAPHIA will not only allow CMNHS to enhance the quality of teaching, research but also help the college to build valuable career connections.”
The Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia executive director, Dr Devin Bowles, said the purpose of the partnership was to maintain high-quality academic standards in the education and development of public health practitioners and researchers.