Ghanaian lady makes history as 1st Black woman to complete residency in urology at Columbia University
- A smart Ghanaian lady doctor called Denise A. Asafo-Adjei has become the first Black woman to complete a residency in urology at Columbia University
- Columbia University was established 266 years ago but no Black woman has been able to complete the program until now
- Currently, the brilliant doctor has taken another big step to start her fellowship in andrology (Sexual Dysfunction and Male Infertility) at the University of California
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Dr Denise A. Asafo-Adjei, a brilliant Ghanaian lady, has made the country and Africa proud after becoming the first Black woman to complete a residency in urology at Columbia University.
The high-achiever revealed this feat on her personal Instagram handle in a recent post sighted by Legit.ng.
Since Columbia University was established on May 25, 1754, in New York in the United States of America, no Black woman has ever finished residency in urology until now.
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Urology, which is also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs.
According to the smart Ghanaian doctor, it took tremendous support from God, her parents, awesome siblings, family, fabulous friends, wonderful mentors, sponsors, and lover for her to attain this feat.
She also noted that every step of her journey has been full of hard work and countless sacrifices. Currently, the doctor has initiated her next big step after starting her fellowship in andrology (Sexual Dysfunction and Male Infertility) at the University of California.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian lady, Tobi Adekeye, made Nigeria proud as she graduated in Canada in June. She made the news known on her Twitter on Friday, July 3.
According to her, she graduated with a bachelor of aerospace engineering - structures, systems and vehicle design.
Tobi added that though she does not have graduation pictures due to coronavirus outbreak, she is celebrating with Canadian Iron Ring Ceremony for Engineers pictures.
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She said she is grateful to God for everything that she has achieved in the past five years. The Nigerian lady said that despite the fact that she cried a lot, she achieved great things.
In other news, Chidubem Obi, another Nigerian, graduated with an amazing 5.0 CGPA from Sechenov Medical University in faraway Russia.
In the photo of him shared online, he could be seen in a blue suit as he posed with others at the graduation ceremony. He spent seven years studying in medical school and he is from Anambra state.
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