AFRICA: First Black Female Neurosurgeon Resident in Johns Hopkins Hospital


Nancy Abu-Bonsrah is making history by being placed at Johns Hopkins Hospital's neurology department.

Johns Hopkins University is making history with the residency of Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, their first black female neurosurgeon at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

The news was announced on Friday, March 17, which is known nationwide as "Match Day." The day is significant in that it indicates the moment when medical students around the country find out at which hospitals they'll practice their residency.
Nana, who's graduating from John Hopkins and will go on to work in their neurosurgery department, hails from Ghana. She was raised in the West African country until the age of 15, and has been in Maryland for the past 11 years.

[essence.com]

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