슬기로운 의사생활| The One with Dr. Roli Iwere – The Making of a (Nigerian) Medical Doctor & Other Stories: Episode 28 (2021)

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Brain drain is characterized by the emigration of highly skilled professionals to other countries. Right now, there is a high rate of doctors being recruited by other countries. Last month alone, the Saudi Arabia health ministry organized a recruitment test in Abuja, where over 500 Nigerian doctors showed up for the interview!

 

Dr. Roli Iwere, a Nigerian-born-Ghana-trained medical doctor, was a high school friend, and it was great catching up with her after a long while. She shared some of her experiences growing up in Nigeria, schooling in Ghana, and now working as an attending in the US.

 

In this episode, Roli shared her thoughts about the Nigerian healthcare system, her experience as a medical doctor in the COVID era, and more stories about her connection to Ghana. In addition, you will get to know whose side she picked in the Nigerian-Ghanian Jollof war. If there is anything to take home from this episode is that it is okay to start all over again, with a spoonful of Jollof in tow - the Naija kind.

 

Listen for more on her exciting stories and share some of yours too if you are an ex-pat or you just love to travel.

 

Read episode blog here: https://mosibyl.medium.com/the-making-of-a-nigerian-medical-doctor-with-dr-roli-iwere-58311bce4b84?sk=c3bec30a2069eaca2ea4e93809c2b360