Papuan Medical
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Trainees
Third Party Arrives For Sydney University
A THIRD party of 17 Papuans, of ages ranging from 15 to 24 years, arrived in Sydney by the Macdhui on August 30 to undergo six months’ training in elementary medicine at Sydney University.
Th£y were accompanied by Dr. Walter M.
Strong, Chief Medical Officer of Papua, who came South to attend the. Pacific Health Conference.
Neatly dressed in Boy Scout uniform, the Papuans attracted considerable attention in Sydney and were the centre of interest at the Health Conference on September 6 when Lahui Ako, one of the students, read a paper dealing with their medical work in Papua. This paper had been compiled in conjunction with another native medical assistant, Morea Toua. During their stay in Sydney, the party will live at the Quarantine Station, under the care of Pro fessor Harvey Sutton and Dr. F. W.
Clements (tutor) of the School of Tropical Health and Medicine.
Some interesting material concerning the work of the Papuan students has kindly been supplied to us by Dr. Strong, and an article dealing with the system of training natives to be medical assistants in Papua will appear in next issue.