WHY I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BLOG

- To create a platform to share my experiences of being a young African man studying and living in Australia

- To encourage Sudanese, South-Sudanese and POC in the diaspora to engage in STEM and careers in medicine and health.

- To write about my vulnerabilities, encountered prejudices and discrimination, in the face of the intersectionality I find myself in.

- To foster a community of people, who are inspired to pursue their dreams, with a sense of purpose and service.

- To create a portrait of my journey, showcasing my position between two competing cultures- that which I was brought up in, and that which I find myself in.

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Medicine Through Our Eyes Episode 9

Dr Kofi Afari is a Ghanaian-Canadian rehabilitation medicine specialist working in Melbourne, Australia. On today's episode, we are talking about his inter-continental journey from Canada to Australia and how Dr Kofi never let his blackness stop him from being in the rooms he wanted to be in. Outside medicine, he enjoys watching movies and binging TV shows, spending time with friends (which he's learning requires a lot more planning and focus now that he has an infant) and ma

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Medicine Through Our Eyes Episode 8

Our latest episode highlights Dr. Matthew Vandy. He is an anaesthetist trained in Australia, currently practicing in Perth, Western...

Mar 12, 20251 min read

Medicine Through Our Eyes Episode 7

Dr. Nyasha Gwata is a highly skilled Gynaecologist, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon, and Obstetrician. She completed her specialist OBGYN...

Feb 18, 20251 min read

I Got Next...

To think I started this blog as a third-year medical student, and now I just started my PGY3 year. It’s been a while since my last blog...

Feb 8, 20254 min read

Medicine Through Our Eyes Episode 6

Mr Olukunle Onasanya is a General Surgeon, practising in Melbourne, Victoria. With his Nigerian upbringing, he talks about the rigorous...

Jan 25, 20251 min read

Medicine Through Our Eyes Episode 5

In this episode, we have Dr. Linda Appiah-Kubi, a Consultant Geriatrician living and working in Melbourne. She trains future...

Jan 9, 20251 min read

Medicine Through Our Eyes Episode 4

For our fourth episode, we have Dr. Robinah Juru. Dr Robinah is an aspiring Emergency Medicine Physician, currently completing her...

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I am Sudanese by birth, South Sudanese by ethnicity and Australian by my upbringing.

This blog is my way of sharing my experiences navigating these various identities and spaces, and hopefully, marrying them into the person I hope to become! In this space, I will be honest, vulnerable and most importantly, I will be me.

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