All the Nigerian premeds and med students, get in here!!!

[lagbydesign]

what?! so you people are just outchea having a party without me Omo Yoruba here! Applying this cycle. Considering emergency medicine/trauma surgery.

Oshamo. Iz always a parry you know, lol. Why EM/trauma surgery?

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[lagbydesign]

LOL..I grew up in Ibadan and the emergency care there is just deplorable. I encountered a lot of people with poor prognosis because they didn't get immediate care. Legit never saw an ambulance. I also love the shift schedule and the unpredictable nature of the job.

That's just frustrating. People ask me if I'm willing to go back to Naij to practice. And I'm like...with that healthcare system? You must be bloffing, lol. But seriously though, it's a big problem. I want to be able to give the best care possible, and if the infrastructure doesn't allow for it or hinders it, I just don't see myself being a part of it.

This is not to say that I won't play my part and give back to Nigeria in some way eventually. I don't know what that looks like right now, but I plan on making it happen.

 

[720606]

That's just frustrating. People ask me if I'm willing to go back to Naij to practice. And I'm like...with that healthcare system? You must be bloffing, lol. But seriously though, it's a big problem. I want to be able to give the best care possible, and if the infrastructure doesn't allow for it or hinders it, I just don't see myself being a part of it.

This is not to say that I won't play my part and give back to Nigeria in some way eventually. I don't know what that looks like right now, but I plan on making it happen.

I've always thought about, once I'm established, getting together with some specialists to go train Nigerian medical students in our specialty. I think that, like EM AND Trauma, many of these select specialties aren't found (in high quality) in Nigeria.
Thoughts?

 

[lagbydesign]

I've always thought about, once I'm established, getting together with some specialists to go train Nigerian medical students in our specialty. I think that, like EM AND Trauma, many of these select specialties aren't found (in high quality) in Nigeria.
Thoughts?

That's actually very similar to what I was thinking. I was thinking of going back to train people in orthopaedics. I didn't even think about going with a group. That might be even better.

 

[720606]

That's actually very similar to what I was thinking. I was thinking of going back to train people in orthopaedics. I didn't even think about going with a group. That might be even better.

Yeah! Because then you can have multiple specialties at one time, giving the students choice! Keep me in mind for the ortho hookup! I got @success16 for EM....just need everything else....

 

[success16]

That's just frustrating. People ask me if I'm willing to go back to Naij to practice. And I'm like...with that healthcare system? You must be bloffing, lol. But seriously though, it's a big problem. I want to be able to give the best care possible, and if the infrastructure doesn't allow for it or hinders it, I just don't see myself being a part of it.

This is not to say that I won't play my part and give back to Nigeria in some way eventually. I don't know what that looks like right now, but I plan on making it happen.

I definitely understand!!! It's so frustrating cause I know I will be happier there but then you think of the pain you've endured to go through med school here to go and be practing where they use compressed room air foroxygtheyuserooxipractane

That's just frustrating. People ask me if I'm willing to go back to Naij to practice. And I'm like...with that healthcare system? You must be bloffing, lol. But seriously though, it's a big problem. I want to be able to give the best care possible, and if the infrastructure doesn't allow for it or hinders it, I just don't see myself being a part of it.

This is not to say that I won't play my part and give back to Nigeria in some way eventually. I don't know what that looks like right now, but I plan on making it happen.

i definitely relate with you on that. It’s so frustrating because I know that I’ll be happier at home but I think of the pain to get in med school here. And honestly going to practice in one hospital where resources are non existent and people don’t even want to listen to you puts me off. I also think of the yeye salary I’ll be getting and I’m like “meh”. But we must overcome and figure out a way to change the situation because that country is producing so many talents.

 

[720606]

But we must overcome and figure out a way to change the situation because that country is producing so many talents.

Exactly. That's why I'm thinking of doing it after s few years of experience (and income). If I time it right, it may be around when I have my kids so I can kill two birds with one stone, lol!

 

[success16]

I've always thought about, once I'm established, getting together with some specialists to go train Nigerian medical students in our specialty. I think that, like EM AND Trauma, many of these select specialties aren't found (in high quality) in Nigeria.
Thoughts?

Yup another reason why I was drawn to the shift work of ER medicine. I’m thinking to fulfill my required hours in 8 months here, make money then go back home for the rest of the year with a team and do some pro bono work. It’s really a great thing this group is starting so early. So happy I found it!

 

[720606]

Yup another reason why I was drawn to the shift work of ER medicine. I’m thinking to fulfill my required hours in 8 months here, make money then go back home for the rest of the year with a team and do some pro bono work. It’s really a great thing this group is starting so early. So happy I found it!

Yo that's genius; it makes it sustainable and we can teach to propagate it locally! I'm so happy to have us discussing this!

 

[lagbydesign]

Yeah! Because then you can have multiple specialties at one time, giving the students choice! Keep me in mind for the ortho hookup! I got @success16 for EM....just need everything else....

Lol, you got it! Imagine...10-15 years from now if we actually did it? Would be a mad one. Would be one for the books!

 

[720606]

Lol, you got it! Imagine...10-15 years from now if we actually did it? Would be a mad one. Would be one for the books!

That'd be amazing...

 

[success16]

I'm going to save this thread and bump it every year to remind us lol. I'm such a proud mom rn lol

 

[yaya97]

This is random but adding to the conversation- my cousin is a physician who moved back to Nigeria and has been just been doing lots of volunteer work in different villages. She does have a wealthy father to pay for her expenses so she just dedicated her life to that.

 

[720606]

This is random but adding to the conversation- my cousin is a physician who moved back to Nigeria and has been just been doing lots of volunteer work in different villages. She does have a wealthy father to pay for her expenses so she just dedicated her life to that.

That's awesome! What type of physician is she?

 

[success16]

This is random but adding to the conversation- my cousin is a physician who moved back to Nigeria and has been just been doing lots of volunteer work in different villages. She does have a wealthy father to pay for her expenses so she just dedicated her life to that.

very inspiring to know that someone is out there doing something!

 

[yaya97]

That's awesome! What type of physician is she?

Pediatrician!

 

[720606]

Pediatrician!

God bless her! God knows Nigeria (esp. the villages) need it. Maybe we can get into contact with her when we want to start!

 

[The Grandmaster]

This is what happens when a bunch of Nigerians get together
The positivity in here is absolutely infectious!

 

[lagbydesign]

Well, now is as good a time as any. For awon tumblr peepu: http://the-blackstone-group.tumblr.com.
Follow me I go follow you. Blogs with questionable content will get an obligatory follow back and a passive aggressive unfollow within a 2 month period. These days my original post to reblog ratio is pretty high, so it should be interesting. Feel free to pree extensively before committing to a follow. I maintain an open door policy. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have further questions.

If you decide to let yourself go down the wrong path and look for blackmail material, I just want to let you know that God is watching. Furthermore, I've made all potential blackmail material private, so it will be nigh on impossible. Have a great day

 

[720606]

Well, now is as good a time as any. For awon tumblr peepu: http://the-blackstone-group.tumblr.com.
Follow me I go follow you. Blogs with questionable content will get an obligatory follow back and a passive aggressive unfollow within a 2 month period. These days my original post to reblog ratio is pretty high, so it should be interesting. Feel free to pree extensively before committing to a follow. I maintain an open door policy. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have further questions.

If you decide to let yourself go down the wrong path and look for blackmail material, I just want to let you know that God is watching. Furthermore, I've made all potential blackmail material private, so it will be nigh on impossible. Have a great day

 

[nezpas]

She's moving like a teenage girl or something kmt. She's there lying, about "Oh, he kissed me and I didn't kiss him back." My friend if you don't! She fully held it, for a full 6 seconds. Like come on mate, lol.

It was 8 secs oooo! I counted because I did not understand why she slapped him after a whole 8-second kiss.

 

[720606]

It was 8 secs oooo! I counted because I did not understand why she slapped him after a whole 8-second kiss.

For real tho....

 

[nezpas]

I had to comment on the SGIT post real quick before introducing myself. Omo igbo here. Born and raised in Lasgidi but I came over here for college.

 

[720606]

I had to comment on the SGIT post real quick before introducing myself. Omo igbo here. Born and raised in Lasgidi but I came over here for college.

Welcome! Good to have more friends on here!

 

[nezpas]

Hey guys! Love this thread. I am ethnically mixed. My dad is Yoruba, my mom is Igbo. It's been an interesting upbringing haha. I honestly have no idea what kind of doctor I want to be. I know most people say that's okay and you won't know until you go through rotations third year, but I feel as if I'm going to be super behind because I won't know what to tailor my research programs/summer opportunities to. I have done a lot of community service with cancer patients and have been thinking about oncology a little bit. I expressed interest in that a while ago to my mom and she was just super negative about it. She used to be a nurse, and was like "oh that's so depressing, yadda yadda." She just wants me to be an OBGYN or whatever. It's honestly been super annoying sometimes having super opinionated Nigerian parents who are always comparing you to other people. I'm actually looking forward to leaving next year and moving far away for medical school and as sad as it sounds, I probably won't come back often. My dad is pretty chill, but my mom takes the comparisons to the extreme. Always trying to one up everyone or compares me and my sisters to other people, i.e. family friends who are at Yale Med or UPenn Med. This process has been frustrating because I've gotten a lot of II, but I didn't apply Ivy or top tier since my MCAT was so low. But even though I've interviewed and stuff, my mom's always like, "Oh good job, but did you apply to Johns Hopkins or Columbia?" It's toxic and I'm sick of it.

That's rough that your mom is all about Ivies and top 10s. My mom is the complete opposite. She is just like, "We only need one acceptance. You can go to any school and be great" However, she is like any other Naija mother concerning marriage and grandchildren. For example,
Me: "Mother, what do you want for Christmas/your birthday/what do you need?"
Her: "Grandchildren."
Me:

EDIT: I also do not know what kind of doctor I want to be so you're in good company.

 

[720606]

That's rough that your mom is all about Ivies and top 10s. My mom is the complete opposite. She is just like, "We only need one acceptance. You can go to any school and be great" However, she is like any other Naija mother concerning marriage and grandchildren. For example,
Me: "Mother, what do you want for Christmas/your birthday/what do you need?"
Her: "Grandchildren."
Me:

EDIT: I also do not know what kind of doctor I want to be so you're in good company.

Bruh.

 

[nezpas]

Yeah! Because then you can have multiple specialties at one time, giving the students choice! Keep me in mind for the ortho hookup! I got @success16 for EM....just need everything else....

Yup another reason why I was drawn to the shift work of ER medicine. I’m thinking to fulfill my required hours in 8 months here, make money then go back home for the rest of the year with a team and do some pro bono work. It’s really a great thing this group is starting so early. So happy I found it!

Yo that's genius; it makes it sustainable and we can teach to propagate it locally! I'm so happy to have us discussing this!

Lol, you got it! Imagine...10-15 years from now if we actually did it? Would be a mad one. Would be one for the books!

I am also down with this so you now have a whatever-specialty-I-eventually-decide-upon doctor.

 

[720606]

I am also down with this so you now have a whatever-specialty-I-eventually-decide-upon doctor.

Yay!

 

[tammyp]

I have to say finding this thread was a roller coaster for me lol. I'm first generation, my family is Agoni (every Nigerian I've met just blinks at me when I say cuz they're never heard of it lol) but its in Riverstate maybe an hour away from Port Harcourt. While I was initially really excited to find this thread, I got kinda sad... I'm not as Nigerian as I thought I was haha. Even though most of family still lives in Nigeria, I've only visited once and my parents are pretty Americanized at this point. They still speak their language (which I barely understand) and cook a few traditional dishes but thats about it. Even the typical Nigerian parenting stereotypes are kinda lacking. Education is definitely still food, water and air for them but they don't really compare me too much to other people, not even to my ivy league trained sister doing a fellowship in oncology and they haven't talked about any specialities really (though my dad likes cardiology for whatever reason). None of these things are bad of course, I'm super grateful that they're become this way over the years. Its definitely improved our relationship versus highschool. I guess I'm just a little dissapointed I don't relate to other Nigerian- Americans as much as I thought.

 

[720606]

I have to say finding this thread was a roller coaster for me lol. I'm first generation, my family is Agoni (every Nigerian I've met just blinks at me when I say cuz they're never heard of it lol) but its in Riverstate maybe an hour away from Port Harcourt. While I was initially really excited to find this thread, I got kinda sad... I'm not as Nigerian as I thought I was haha. Even though most of family still lives in Nigeria, I've only visited once and my parents are pretty Americanized at this point. They still speak their language (which I barely understand) and cook a few traditional dishes but thats about it. Even the typical Nigerian parenting stereotypes are kinda lacking. Education is definitely still food, water and air for them but they don't really compare me too much to other people, not even to my ivy league trained sister doing a fellowship in oncology and they haven't talked about any specialities really (though my dad likes cardiology for whatever reason). None of these things are bad of course, I'm super grateful that they're become this way over the years. Its definitely improved our relationship versus highschool. I guess I'm just a little dissapointed I don't relate to other Nigerian- Americans as much as I thought.

Thats the nice thing about this thread; it's a spectrum of experiences and backgrounds that all hold together Nigeria as the common origin! Trust me when I say you relate more than you know. I've met people that are Indian-descent but lived all their lives in Nigeria and are more Nigerian than I! I love hearing different experiences because we can all learn from it. Also remember that some things Nigerians do aren't all that great, so to have parents who resist the comparison temptation is gold!

 

[lagbydesign]

Thats the nice thing about this thread; it's a spectrum of experiences and backgrounds that all hold together Nigeria as the common origin! Trust me when I say you relate more than you know. I've met people that are Indian-descent but lived all their lives in Nigeria and are more Nigerian than I! I love hearing different experiences because we can all learn from it. Also remember that some things Nigerians do aren't all that great, so to have parents who resist the comparison temptation is gold!

This is a variation of exactly what I was going to say, lol. There are some aspects of our culture that are absolutely horrible, so you're not missing out, lol. And I guarantee you that you relate much more than you imagine, @tammyp.

 

[lagbydesign]

I'm sitting here bored out of my mind. What are you guys doing for the rest of winter break?

 

[720606]

I'm sitting here bored out of my mind. What are you guys doing for the rest of winter break?

+1

 

[lagbydesign]

+1

Lol, you too? Boy...

 

[720606]

Lol, you too? Boy...

I think I've just reached that lull that makes me crave school again.... luckily our break is only until the end of next week!

Downside, we start back Jan 2...

 

[lagbydesign]

I think I've just reached that lull that makes me crave school again.... luckily our break is only until the end of next week!

Downside, we start back Jan 2...

Exactly. We start on the 10th unfortunately...or fortunately, lol.

 

[lagbydesign]

Guys, I'm running a Q&A on my blog. I'll be recording my answers audibly and posting them on the blog. Feel free to ask me anything, anon or not:
http://the-blackstone-group.tumblr.com
For those who haven't used Tumblr before, just hit the square at the top left with the arrows. You'll see the "Ask me anything" link. Hit that and there'll be a box for you to enter your question.

 

[720606]

Guys, I'm running a Q&A on my blog. I'll be recording my answers audibly and posting them on the blog. Feel free to ask me anything, anon or not:
http://www.the-blackstone-group.com

For those who haven't used Tumblr before, just hit the square at the top left with the arrows. You'll see the "Ask me anything" link. Hit that and there'll be a box for you to enter your question.

.

 

[720606]

Merry Christmas everyone! God's blessings on you all now and into the new year!

Chop jollof and jubilate!

 

[nezpas]

Merry Christmas everyone! God's blessings on you all now and into the new year!

Chop jollof and jubilate!

Done. Recovering from a food coma.

 

[720606]

Done. Recovering from a food coma.

 

[GadRads]

I'm sitting here bored out of my mind. What are you guys doing for the rest of winter break?

Bored? Shouldn't you be reading?

 

[lagbydesign]

Bored? Shouldn't you be reading?

Lol, no. We're on break right now. It's pretty low yield.

 

[GadRads]

Lol, no. We're on break right now. It's pretty low yield.

Just telling what your Naija folks would say. Don't waste their school fees. You read your books everyday.

 

[720606]

Face your book, not Facebook!

Just telling what your Naija folks would say. Don't waste their school fees. You read your books everyday.

 

[lagbydesign]

Just telling what your Naija folks would say. Don't waste their school fees. You read your books everyday.

Lol, I know. But I disagree. There's a time for study. There's a time for rest. When you rest properly, you can come back and hit it even harder.

And it's not their school fees. It's mine, lol. (edit: meaning that I'm paying out of pocket)

 

[720606]

Eku odun tuntun ooo!

Happy New Year to you all! I pray that God makes this new one a year of Divine breakthrough, Divine intervention, and Divine guidance for all of us in our next steps! I pray that we all make it to where we are meant to be in Jesus' name! I pray miracles you don't expect will fall into your lap!

Make it a great one!
O.T.I.

 

[Boros]

Checking in from the east coast. On winter break like most of you I'd assume. I want to take this time to get some advice though. What are the easiest Nigerian dishes you personally know how to make. Pounded Yam, Garri or fufu doesn't count btw. I ask because, I cook a decent amount, but don't know how to make any Nigerian staples. It may also be because my mom likes to cook and freeze for me, so I rely on her instead of learning how to do it myself.

So for those of you that are more culturally seasoned than I, please pass on some cooking tips. There are multiple African Grocery Stores in the state that I can go to if I need to pick up miscellaneous things.

 

[720606]

Checking in from the east coast. On winter break like most of you I'd assume. I want to take this time to get some advice though. What are the easiest nigerian dishes you personally know how to make. Pounded Yam, Garri or fufu doesn't count btw. I ask because, I cook a decent amount, but don't know how to make any Nigerian staples. It may also be because my mom likes to cook and freeze for me, so I rely on her instead of learning how to do it myself.

So for those of you that are more cultural seasoned than I, please pass on some cooking tips. There are multiple African Grocery Stores in the state that I can go to if I need to pick up miscellaneous things.

You can easily make jollof rice and efo (vegetable soup) with available ingredients. Egusi is also a possibility. There are many YouTube videos that can help!

Meatpie, puff puff, and chin chin are also really easy (for the sweet tooth ones out there)!

 

[720606]

Hello everyone! How are you guys doing? Hope January is going well so far!