I was too uninformed to imagine anything wrong. But he had a mission.
SURVIVING MEDICAL SCHOOL
Postcards from Nigeria’s medical students and doctors.
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?”
MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THREE WORDS
Medical school wasn’t a straight path.
‘YOU’RE A SCHOLAR NOW, YOU’LL BE FINE’
It’s the usual, but I’m not fine. I’m falling apart.