Oldest HSC student a refugee who wants to be a doctor -- again

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At age 50, Iraqi refugee Hekmat Alqus Hanna (HEK-mat AL-kus HAN-uh) is the oldest in his class. Image: Hekmat Alqus Hanna (SBS)


But he is eyeing a return to a much-loved career in medicine.


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