There is no feeling more rewarding than being presented with your qualification after years of studying and countless long nights to make sure the assignments are completed.
Today, one young Samoan man can vouch that all that effort is worth it.
He is Dr. John Jerome (JJ) Naseri- Schuster, who realised his childhood dream when he graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Auckland University, earlier this month.
Dr. Schuster is the only son and youngest child of Lilomaiava Gary and Tu’i Schuster of Vaimea and Vaivase-tai.
A former St. Joseph’s College student, Dr. Schuster continued his college studies at Sacred Heart College before entering University.
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He won the Chancellor’s Award from Auckland University as one of the Top Maori Pacific Island Scholars.
This award resulted with a placement at the University allowing him to enter the School of Medicine in his second year.
This was no easy feat for JJ as he said the terms of the award were tough because he had to maintain certain grades and pass in order to keep the award.
A good thing he believes because it gave him no better option but to continue to work even harder.
But his hard work has paid off.
Having completed his studies successfully, he is now practicing as a House Surgeon in North Shore Hospital, Auckland New Zealand.
At his graduation, the young man was congratulated by his proud relatives and friends who had travelled to Auckland from USA, Hawaii, Australia, American Samoa as well as from Samoa.
He acknowledges all their support over the years that have led to his achieving this milestone in his young life.
But his achievement meant a little bit more to one particular person; his surviving grandmother, Fuailefau Soonalole Naseri.
Dr. Schuster’s motivator in his choice of career as well as success his uncle Director General of the Ministry of Health, Leausa Dr. Take Naseri that has not only coached him but encouraged him towards making his dream realised.
Dr. Naseri-Schuster acknowledged the prayers and support of his Catholic Church family, Fr.Penitito Mauga who travelled to NZ for his graduation, Sr. Antonina and Carmelites Sisters, Holy Family Community Taufusi, Apia Parish especially the warm kind support by Reverend Peteru Tone and Aiga lotu Vaivase-uta.
JJ Naseri-Schuster resides in Auckland with his two older sisters who are both graduates of Auckland University.
One is a Lawyer with a Masters in Law, Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Commerce in Commercial Law and the other is an Economist with a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Management. They both work in Auckland NZ.
He believes in the power of prayers and believes in our Lord’s teaching that we must continue praying and never lose confidence. And faith “Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you”.
“For whoever asks receives, whoever seeks finds, whoever knocks is admitted.” Glory is to God for all His blessings upon him during his journey to success.
This is what continues to guide him in his daily life and he believes it wills the same right through his whole life.
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