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Research Awards The BOPDHB Clinical School Research Awards provide an opportunity for BOPDHB employees and contractors to showcase research undertaken and completed in their service within the past two years. The research may be quantitative or qualitative and pertinent to medical research in all fields including public health, health services, basic, applied and clinical research, or health-related technology research. Learning Scholarships Since 2000 the BOPDHB has been fortunate to offer learning scholarships to our staff through the generous sponsorship of local businesses. The Advanced Study Fund supports BOPDHB staff with fees for external courses and study undertaken towards a nationally recognised qualification, through a tertiary training provider such as a university, polytechnic or professional institution. The study must be relevant to the individuals’ role, is paid on successful completion of the course (or part thereof) and covers a percentage of the course fees calculated according to the number of successful applications. Mai i ngā Kuri a Whārei ki Tihirau Scholarships are awarded for postgraduate Māori development qualifications gained at any institution for one or two years. The scholarships must involve learning that is of value for the individual and the organisation, or an extension of their Māori Cultural competency. The fund may cover course fees, travel, accommodation and books. Libraries Both hospitals have a library with shared resources and services and are staffed between 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday. After-hours access is available via swipe card for staff and students on placement. Library services include: borrowing, literature searching, online databases, inter-library loans, training and departmental, and CME (continual medical education) purchasing. The library pages on OnePlace provide access to the library catalogue and access to electronic resources. Go to OnePlace and click on Education and Career Development link on the right hand side of the home page. The library team can be contacted by phone on ext 8687 (Tauranga) or ext 4819 (Whakatāne) or by email: [email protected] The Tauranga library is located on the ground floor of the main hospital building. The Whakatāne library is located inside the Clinical School adjacent to the Rehabilitation Department (Te Koru) on the Stewart Street side of the hospital campus. 32