Frequently Asked Questions

 
 

Hopefully, this answers the easy questions.

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What’s your ethnicity?

I am Nigerian (Igbo). Yes, both of my parents are Nigerian, and I do visit whenever my schedule allows.

Where did you go to school?

For undergrad I went to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) with a major in Biology and minor in Chemistry. For graduate school, I went to Morehouse School of Medicine and got a Masters in Biomedical Research. Lastly, I graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine with my MD in 2018.

Morehouse School of Medicine? I thought that was an all boys school.

Morehouse College is separate from Morehouse School of Medicine. The graduate school is co-ed and actually has more female students than male, lol. Yes, even people from Atlanta, Georgia question me on this regularly.

Do you experience microaggressions related to race or gender as a black, female doctor?

Of course I do. Hopefully I will be able to delve into this at some point.

Do i have kids? do i want kids?

No. Yes.

What are your hobbies?

I will always enjoy spending quality time with my family and doing ratchet things with my loved ones!! I also enjoy working out (it is cathartic), traveling with friends, having random conversations with strangers when I’m out and about, watching sports (except baseball or golf), etc. I know there are others that I am forgetting.

Why did you want to do medicine?

Now you know this can be a long answer, and I will make a post about it. Nevertheless, I will summarize it here.

  1. I watched my grandparents pass away from illnesses that were not properly managed.

  2. I wanted to prevent any other families from experiencing the pain that mine went through.

  3. This is an amazing way to serve The Lord by serving his children with their most personal concerns.

  4. There need to be more doctors that look like me (or any other disenfranchised group), and I wanted to be a part of that. Plus, this is necessary to ensure that minority groups are actually HEARD and treated appropriately.

  5. I’m a big nerd!!!

who is the best college football team?

Are you serious? It’s The University of Alabama. 17 national championships. Need I say more?

Why did I pick Internal medicine?

Internal Medicine fit best with my personality in that it requires deep thought, solving puzzles, broad disease states, and it allows me the opportunity to subspecialize. I also wanted a field that would allow me to care for my family as we get older.

Are you greek?

Yes, I am a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

How are you enjoying residency?

Overall, I am having a ball. I finally get to do what I want in terms of helping my patients. I know that I went into the right field, and I look at is as a blessing to help others. Is it easy? Hell no, but nothing worth having is easy, right?

What did you get on your board exams?

Step 1- 234

Step 2 CK- 248

I really meant it when I said I would be transparent :-).