Te Whakahaumaru Taiao aims to examine exposure to discrimination, harassment and bullying (directly and vicariously) for Māori medical students and doctors and to explore how this impacts on their health and wellbeing, their experiences in medical training and workplaces, and their career outcomes. This is part of a broader commitment to the rights of Māori to live as Māori in environments that are culturally safe and health-enabling. 

As part of this Kaupapa Māori project, there are four phases, including interviews, focus groups, a survey, review of contextual factors, and review of interventions. Resources will be developed to support organisations and institutions to improve the safety of their environments for Māori and to eliminate discrimination, harassment and bullying in medical education, training and work environments. 

Te Whakahaumaru Taiao has four key questions:

  1. What experiences do Māori medical students and doctors report of exposure to discrimination, harassment and bullying in medical education, training and work settings?
  2. How does exposure to discrimination, harassment and bullying impact negatively on the health and wellbeing of Māori medical students and doctors?
  3. How does exposure to discrimination, harassment and bullying impact on medical education, training and work experiences, and does health status affect these relationships? 
  4. What policies and interventions are required to reduce the likelihood of exposure to discrimination, harassment and bullying for Māori medical students and doctors, and to mitigate negative health and wellbeing impacts of any exposure?
     

Phase 1

kia mōhiohio 

Interviews and focus groups with key informants, literature review and survey development, and environmental scan. This phase continues throughout the whole project and will be completed in 2023.

Phase 2

kia tirohia whānuitia 

Piloting the survey, and roll-out of the full survey. This phase will be completed at the beginning of 2022.

Phase 3

kia mārama 

Analysis of the survey, and interpretation and write-up of findings. This phase we are planning to complete by the end of 2022.

Phase 4

kia whakamahinga

Regular communication with key individuals, organisations and communities, hui to feedback findings and develop recommendations, and strategic review of interventions. This phase continues throughout the whole project and will be completed in 2023.