Physician symposium offered to Academy’s upperclassmen

Janelle Medrano, Reporter

High school juniors and seniors have been invited to attend the 11th Annual Hawaii Future Physicians Symposium, sponsored by Dr. John Olkowski, owner of EyeSight Hawaii Vision Institute.

The workshop will feature several of Hawaii’s prominent physicians who will discuss their medical specialities. In addition, several University of Hawaii medical students will speak about medical school life and offer advice for getting into medical school.

The event is free and a scholarship of $500 will be awarded to one participant. The topic of the scholarship essay will be announced during the event.

The symposium will take place on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 8:30 to 12:00 p.m. at EyeSight Hawaii.

Students interested in attending should contact College Counselor, Randall Fong, at rfong@sacredhearts.org for more information.