Postcards from Nigeria’s medical students and doctors.Continue reading SURVIVING MEDICAL SCHOOL
EVER SEEN A GROWN MAN CRY?
I lost my confidence, and it took quite a while to get it back. Continue reading EVER SEEN A GROWN MAN CRY?
ONE DAY AT A TIME
I called family and friends and told them, “I don’t think I can do this.”Continue reading ONE DAY AT A TIME
MEDICINE GOES BEYOND WHAT YOU READ
At a point, it felt like a lot.Continue reading MEDICINE GOES BEYOND WHAT YOU READ
I NEARLY DIED OFF-CAMPUS
I simply lay there, waiting for whatever would happen next.Continue reading I NEARLY DIED OFF-CAMPUS
WEEKS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
Here, nothing works the way it should: not the training, not the practice, not the care.Continue reading WEEKS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE FOCUS
I started asking myself questions: “Am I even intelligent enough to be here?”Continue reading YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE FOCUS
MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THREE WORDS
Medical school wasn’t a straight path.Continue reading MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THREE WORDS
‘YOU’RE A SCHOLAR NOW, YOU’LL BE FINE’
It’s the usual, but I’m not fine. I’m falling apart.Continue reading ‘YOU’RE A SCHOLAR NOW, YOU’LL BE FINE’
YOU’LL THINK YOU’RE NOT WORTHY OF LOVE
It’s not all butterflies and roses, even for the best of us.Continue reading YOU’LL THINK YOU’RE NOT WORTHY OF LOVE