Despite being very early in their careers, Eruera and Tumanako Bidois are already on a mission to improve Māori health outcomes and reduce health inequities in this country.
Late last year the fluent Te Reo Māori speakers graduated from the Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau/University of Auckland's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Eruera with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) and Tumanako with a Bachelor of Nursing degree.
They are two of the 83 students who came through the University's Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme and graduated with health and medical qualifications in 2019.
They join Kathryn Ryan