25/03/2026
A PMV Bus Crew Tops PNG's Medical School SIMON Koyapo Irra, 33, from Taguru, Lalibu-Pangia in Southern Highlands who topped the UPNG School of Medicine and Health Science class of 2023 is a living testimony of why it is worth chasing your dreams. Koyapo graduated as the top medical student with a Bachelor of Medicine and Health Science degree after 15 years of studying. Koyapo’s education journey began at Koyabu, where he completed primary education and was later selected to attend Pangia High School where he did Grade s9 and 10. He was then selected to Ialibu Secondary School to complete Grades 11 and 12. After completing secondary education in Lalibu Secondary School, Koyapo was selected for the science foundation year at the Pacific Adventist University in 2010. However, due to school fee issues, he declined the offer from PAU and enrolled instead at the UPNG open college (campus where he did the science foundation year. After that, he was selected to the School of Medicine and Health Sciences for the MBBS programme in 2011 with the highest GPA of four. However, he withdrew from his studies in 2011 because he could not secure enough financial assistance needed to continue his studies. Thus, he ended up becoming a city bus crew in Port Moresby, to save up for his school fees. And in 2013 he reapplied for admission at the medical school and was accepted. Kayapo would go on to complete his MBBS Two and Three in 2014 with progress conditions. However, he failed part of the course he was undertaking and was excluded from the programme. Despite the fact that he was excluded, he wrote numerous times to the school administration requesting reconsideration and appealed to repeat year three in 2015. He was accepted and continued to Year 4 in 2016. comment part 2
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