As a 2011 Frist Global Health Leader, Vanderbilt medical student Omo Aisagbonhi traveled to Nigeria to work at Bowen University Training Hospital.
I was born and raised in Nigeria. I came to America for college when I was 17 years old. I attended sunny California State University in Long Beach and graduated in 2004 with a B.S. degree in Biochemistry and a minor in Spanish. After college, I joined the Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) and earned my Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology in 2010. I will be graduating from medical school next year. The Frist Global Health Leaders Program gave me the opportunity to gain first-hand exposure to the areas of medical need in Ogbomoso, Nigeria and I hope to settle permanently in Africa – either home in Nigeria, or in Uganda, from where my fiancé originates – after my residency training.
Read about Omo’s experiences as a 2011 Frist Global Health Leader
- 02 August 2011: Cases from Ogbomoso, Nigeria at Bowen University Training Hospital
- 18 August 2011: Making the Rounds: Ogbomoso, Nigeria