Andrew Dickens: We need more doctors, but is a third school the solution?

We all know we need more doctors. A lot more. Considering how long it takes to train a doctor, this is something that someone should have probably thought about 20 or 30 years ago. New Zealand's population has doubled since the last med school was opened, so you can see how far behind we are.

But now we have a proposed new medical school in the Waikato.

Professor Robert MacCulloch: A Waikato Medical School is a Good Idea

Smash Auckland and Otago Universities Medical School Duopoly and graduate more doctors

I may not be a great fan of Neil Quigley, the Chair of the Reserve Bank, since he's presided over the decline in reputation and status (for good reason) in that institution. However, as Vice Chancellor of Waikato University, he is on the right track in lobbying for a new medical school there.