"I thought I've only got one life and I would never forgive myself for not being brave… but it was terrifying."Įmma applied to Auckland University's School of Medicine via the Māori and Pacific admission scheme - a social intervention that attracts more racist ideas about preferential treatment than others targeted at under-represented groups, she notes. With the encouragement of her husband, journalist Guyon Espiner, applied for and was accepted into medical school. She will be appearing at the Auckland Writers Festival on 19 May.Įmma was 30 and pregnant with her daughter when she gave up a prestigious job in executive recruitment to become a doctor. Emma Espiner's RNZ podcast Getting Better - A Year in the Life of a Maori Medical Student won Best Narrative Podcast at the 2021 Voyager Media Awards.
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