Solomon Islands Project
Region: Honiara, Solomon Islands Project commenced December 2015 – funding initially for five years with possible extension for a further five years.
A collaborative project of the Anaesthetic Department of the National Referral Hospital (NRH) and the ASA to formally establish an Anaesthetic Training Centre for Registrars in the Solomon Islands (SI) at the NRH.
The purpose is to train Anaesthetists prior to entering into a formal postgraduate Anaesthetic Training Progra at either the Fiji School of Medicine (FSM) under the Fiji National University (FNU) in Suva or the Medical Faculty of the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) in Port Moresby.
Every year the Pacific Society of Anaesthetists (PSA) holds a meeting in the Pacific for anaesthetists from across the region (including Australia and NZ) to attend.
Working as a locum during the meeting allows our Pacific-based colleagues and trainees to attend this annual meeting, which is often their only opportunity to attend a conference and a great chance to network with fellow Pacific colleagues.
Each year the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists’ Global Health Committee (GHC) support the PSA by coordinating this locum cover during the meeting.
For 2025, the GHC has had requests for locums in Lautoka, Labasa and Suva in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Niue, Cook Islands, East Timor and the Soloman Islands. Please note Vanuatu, Kiribati, Niue, and Tuvalu may require more leave to allow extra time for travel.
You will be expected to cover theatre work and participate in an on call roster. In some instances, an ICU may also need to be covered and by completing this form we are also asking if this is something you are comfortable doing.
The GHC has a large alumni of previous locums and will provide support for you by:
- Organising your locum team to balance skill sets. The GHC try to create teams to include people with paediatric anaesthesia experience and LMIC experience so there is plenty of local knowledge and support within the team.
- Providing orientation guides for the hospitals where possible.
- Providing a Certificate of participation for CME reimbursement and ANZCA CPD.
Providing locum cover in the Pacific is a recognised CPD activity under the knowledge and skills section of the ANZCA CPD program.
Knowledge and Skills: Global Development. The broadening of your knowledge and skills via contribution to work and teaching in low- and middle-income countries for example Anaesthesia global development work. Evidence: Correspondence confirming participation in overseas aid commitment.
If you would like to help in 2025, please complete the Expressions Of Interest (EOI) form on the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists’ website: