KPress Vol. 16 Iss. 11

Jaynes, Bill (2016-05-02). KPress Vol. 16 Iss. 11 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.

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Abstract: KPress Vol. 16 Iss. 11: NEWS: three students from the New Tokyo Medical College prepare to enter their fifth- and sixth-year clinical training phases, marking an advanced stage of overseas medical education engagement linked to Micronesia; Japanese government donates modern oscilloscopes to the College of Micronesia–FSM Pohnpei Campus to support vocational and technical instruction, with the equipment formally presented after a request initiated more than a year earlier; the 101st anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli is commemorated on ANZAC Day in Pohnpei with a formal remembrance ceremony; the United States Embassy in Pohnpei hosts a farewell reception for departing official Cook and welcomes Brackett, marking a transition in embassy personnel; reporting on a shift in medical education tradition in which students receive the Hippocratic Oath prior to beginning their first year of study rather than at commencement; coverage of an 83-year-old amateur magician from Japan, Max Watanabe, performing in Pohnpei as part of a cultural visit; confirmation that The Kaselehlie Press now circulates weekly to Chuuk, Nauru, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Fiji, and Australia; House of Travel and Village Travel service notices; FSM President Peter Christian meets with the United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs during official engagements; FSM President Christian formally signs onto the Paris Agreement at the United Nations, as six Pacific island nations ratify the Paris Climate Accord; follow-up details on Japan’s provision of three high-quality oscilloscopes to COM-FSM’s vocational and technical programs, including remarks by Ambassador Sakai on the implementation of the donation.