Uni. Graduate
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At Last, A P-NG Uni. Graduate
Papua-new guinea in December chalked up some notable educational “firsts”. John Natera, 24, of Yule Island, became the first New Guinean to graduate from a university when he passed his final year at Sydney University for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.
In Port Moresby three New Guineans became the first medical students to qualify as Assistant Medical Practitioners from the Papuan Medical College. Previously graduates had come from the Fiji School of Medicine.
The Assistant Medical Practitioners (who in New Guinea carry the title of Dr.) include Amelia Homba, of Popondetta (pictured), who is the first New Guinean woman AMP.
The other graduates are Homo Batton, of the Sepik, and Geoffrey Tuvi, of New Britain. All completed five years study at the college and will now serve two years as interns in Port Moresby. (See also p. 25, “An Appeal From Paradesia”.)