I am a stay-at-home mother of 5, 2 boys and 3 girls including a set of twins. I love gardening, reading, and spending time with my kids. I graduated from law school in the top 10% of my class and passed the bar exam on my first try while pregnant with twins. After returning to work for two years following maternity leave I decided to quit practicing law when it became clear that managing an office full of attorneys was not compatible with raising children at home.
Orthopedic Surgery Residency Match - An interview with Canadian native, UMHS Grad Nequesha Mohamed, MD Scott Harrah, MA spoke to Dr. Mohamed about her upcoming Orthopedic Surgery residency, why she always wanted to be a doctor as well as her research, and how she managed to Match after being out of med school for several years. Check out the full blog interview here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/success-story-dr.-nequesha-mohamed-on-orthopedic-surgery-residency-at-wake-forest For more information about How to become an Orthopedic Surgeon, click here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-an-orthopedic-surgeon For information about UMHS Medical School - click here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/caribbean-medical-schools How research helped her obtain residency Since she did not Match right away, Dr. Mohamed admits she had to be persistent and persevere. “You kind of get in that mindset of, ‘Well, maybe this isn't something that I can get into.’ It's a very competitive field and ...
UMHS 2020 graduate Dr. Cynthia Kudji Sylvester and her daughter Dr. Jasmine Kudji are two gutsy women indeed. Back in spring 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Cynthia Kudji Sylvester matched into the family medicine residency program at LSU Health Systems in New Orleans. Her daughter Dr. Jasmine Kudji also matched into LSU Health Systems in general surgery. When we interviewed them for the UMHS Endeavour, the story of a mother-and-daughter doctor duo matching into the same hospital system went viral worldwide. They were on “NBC Nightly News,” “The Today Show with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush,” profiled in People magazine, and more. The Kudjis were approached by the producers of “Gutsy,” an Apple TV + series hosted by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton. “Gutsy” is an eight-episode series featuring such renowned women as comedians Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer, famous mother and daughter actors Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson, comedy writer Amber Ruffin, TV star Mariska Hargitay, activ...
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