医学学士学位和外科学士学位（MB ChB）通常被称为“医学学位”。离校生在奥塔哥大学（Otago）报名参加普通健康科学一年级课程，然后申请入读第二年医学。毕业生也可以在第二年申请入学。如果成功的话，学生将再完成五年，然后在毕业后再试用一年，以便获得一般注册。公共部门和私营部门都有广泛的专业领域，涉及研究，学术医学，公共卫生，临床医学和其他领域。专长包括心脏病学，肿瘤学，儿科学，心理医学，外科，病理学，公共卫生，普通科等。大多数医生都完成了所选专业的研究生培训。
The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) degree is commonly referred to as the 'medical degree'. School leavers enrol at Otago for the common Health Sciences First Year course and then apply for admission to second year medicine. Graduates may also apply for admission at second year. If successful, students will complete a further five years, then after graduation work for another year under probation in order to gain general registration. There is a wide range of specialisation available in the public and private sectors, involving research, academic medicine, public health, clinical medicine and other areas. Specialties include Cardiology, Oncology, Paediatrics, Psychological Medicine, Surgery, Pathology, Public Health, General Practice and many others. Most doctors complete postgraduate training in their chosen specialty. Medicine is a respected, rewarding, and truly international career.