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Advance your practice in air ambulance medicine through flexible distance learning that connects clinical care, logistics, and operational decision making.

Study the Postgraduate Certificate in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport (PGCertAeroRT) in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport

Join a learning community focused on professional aeromedical care

At Otago, you will study with the Occupational and Aviation Medicine Unit, a team with extensive experience in aeromedical retrieval and transport. Distance learning allows you to continue working while learning through webinars, guided online study, and discussions with peers and teachers across the field. Our programmes reflect international best practice and connect you to a professional learning community focused on delivering advanced care in complex transport environments.

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Programme details

Regulations for the Postgraduate Certificate in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport (PGCertAeroRT)

  1. Admission to the Programme

    1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences).
    2. Every applicant must have been awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of a university in New Zealand or have an equivalent medical qualification acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences).

  2. Structure of the Programme

    The programme shall consist of two papers in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport, AVME 717 and AVME 718.

  3. Duration of the Programme

    The minimum time in which a candidate may complete the certificate is one year of half-time study, and the maximum time is three years from commencing study.

  4. Variations

    The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.

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Regulations on this page are taken from the 2026 Calendar and supplementary material.

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