Chronycles

SURVIVING MEDICAL SCHOOL

March 14, 2026

Postcards from Nigeria's medical students and doctors.

SURVIVING MEDICAL SCHOOL

March 14, 2026

I lost my confidence, and it took quite a while to get it back.

EVER SEEN A GROWN MAN CRY?

I lost my confidence, and it took quite a while to get it back.

ONE DAY AT A TIME

I called family and friends and told them, “I don’t think I can do this.”

MEDICINE GOES BEYOND WHAT YOU READ

At a point, it felt like a lot.

I NEARLY DIED OFF-CAMPUS

I simply lay there, waiting for whatever would happen next.

WEEKS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY

Here, nothing works the way it should: not the training, not the practice, not the care.

YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE FOCUS

I started asking myself questions: “Am I even intelligent enough to be here?”

‘YOU’RE A SCHOLAR NOW, YOU’LL BE FINE’

It's the usual, but I’m not fine. I'm falling apart.

YOU’LL THINK YOU’RE NOT WORTHY OF LOVE

It’s not all butterflies and roses, even for the best of us.

MUSCLE MEMORY

I was so complacent when it came to siting lines because you never really lose your touch, right? Or so I thought.

SOLVING REAL PROBLEMS FOR REAL PEOPLE

I didn’t just witness a birth, I experienced one myself.

FIRST TIME I FAILED AT ANYTHING

I began to replay the examination in my head. Surely, there was a mistake somewhere.

MEDICINE WAS NOT MY FIRST CHOICE

I wanted to be an engineer. I was fascinated by planes, their structure, and their design.

FINDING MY WAY TO MEDICINE FROM ARTS

I was one of the top students in my set, and they believed science would give me more “serious” opportunities.

SO, THIS IS HOUSE JOB?

I have seen firsthand how a poor working environment adversely affects healthcare workers.

I ALREADY DREAM OF JAPA

There is no electricity and the solar power setup can only power the bulbs.

THE DULLARD WHO WILL BECOME A DOCTOR

One Thursday afternoon, the message I had waited and prayed for over five years finally arrived.

MEDICAL STUDENTS WATCH MOVIES TOO

Do I have better things to do with my time than watching movies and series? Definitely.

CHURCH WITH NO WORDS: HOW THE DEAF WORSHIP IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

“And on that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book … Isaiah 29:18.”

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SURVIVING MEDICAL SCHOOL

SURVIVING MEDICAL SCHOOL

EVER SEEN A GROWN MAN CRY?

SNIPPETS

EVER SEEN A GROWN MAN CRY?

ONE DAY AT A TIME

MEDICINE GOES BEYOND WHAT YOU READ

I NEARLY DIED OFF-CAMPUS

WEEKS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY

YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE FOCUS

‘YOU’RE A SCHOLAR NOW, YOU’LL BE FINE’

YOU’LL THINK YOU’RE NOT WORTHY OF LOVE

MUSCLE MEMORY

THE PIT I DUG FOR MYSELF

SOLVING REAL PROBLEMS FOR REAL PEOPLE

FIRST TIME I FAILED AT ANYTHING

MEDICINE WAS NOT MY FIRST CHOICE

FINDING MY WAY TO MEDICINE FROM ARTS

SO, THIS IS HOUSE JOB?

MEMOIRS

MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THREE WORDS

I ALREADY DREAM OF JAPA

THE DULLARD WHO WILL BECOME A DOCTOR

MEDICAL STUDENTS WATCH MOVIES TOO

FEATURES

CHURCH WITH NO WORDS: HOW THE DEAF WORSHIP IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

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