Twenty-five-year-old Nigerian alumnus of the Wesley Girls High School, Lagos, Fathia Ayodele Kareem, has received 12 out of 15 awards of the School of Medical Sciences of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, breaking its academic record.
She received the awards during the oath-swearing and induction ceremony for fresh doctors of the institution. Her record became the highest in the 41-year establishment of the KNUST Medical School.
It was a happy and proud moment for family and friends when she took several turns to receive the awards in the 55-year-old ivory tower.
Kareem hopes to specialize in the field of pediatrics/child care.
The record breaker said that she was not sure if she would be able to ganner so many awards at the end of her course.
“I worked hard by studying but I did not expect to receive so many awards.”
Of late, many Nigerians have distinguished themselves in many overseas universities, with some of them emerging as valedictorians of their schools. [myad]
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