Medical School Update #10: I Graduated From Medical School!

Y’all, I am officially done with medical school. Alhamdudillah, alhamdudillah. Truly everything belongs to Allah (swt) and we will return to Him. I still have not begun to process what this truly means. This has been more than 20 years in the making as I knew I wanted to become a physician at such a young age. I went through undergrad and fought to get a spot in medical school. Then I fought even harder to reach the end of medical school. Alhamdudillah I am so grateful truly.

Graduation day was so beautiful. Especially because I did not have my original graduation ceremony for college in 2020 due to the pandemic. Therefore, I was sooooo nervous and honestly shocked. Because how? This cannot be real that I am going to become a doctor.

So many friends and family came to witness and some viewed online alhamdudillah. I remember standing in line with my hood waiting to be called. And finally, I heard it.

✨Dr. Oumou Fofana✨

I walked on the stage and handed the hood to my mentor, Dr. Anachebe. And then she placed it on me.

Wow, I truly truly truly cannot believe this is happening. I opened up my diploma right before I took my seat again to make sure it was real. Yup, my full government name was on there. Alhamdudillah. 🙏🏾 🙏🏾 🙏🏾 

I thought about all of the driving, the failed exams, the incompetency I felt, the looming feeling that I would have to graduate with the class below me, or worse never graduate at all. But no matter what anyone says, if God says otherwise, it will happen.

That was truly one of the best moments I have ever gotten to experience in my life and I am so grateful to Allah (swt), truly. It’s been real y’all. I literally poured my soul into these blog posts when I was going through it and I am so happy that I have documented this journey to remember it all, Alhamdudillah.

Of course, life after getting the diploma does not stop. I have recently experienced some tragic losses that are currently paining me as I write this (my friend’s dad and a neighbor who was like a brother to me have tragically passed away). May Allah (swt) forgive them, widen their graves, and grant them Jannatul Firdous. Also, the invasion in Palestine is getting worse and each day it is painful to witness the gruesome crimes that the Israeli occupation is doing to the Palestinians. May Allah (swt) grant these beautiful people victory and freedom from oppression. I really pray we can witness the day that they are free as soon as possible, Ameen.

However, I want to commemorate this not just for me but for all of you readers. Those of you who are working towards something, please keep going. Try your best everyday. Because think about it, if I gave up along any step on the journey (and trust me there were many times I wanted to), I would not be here today. Inshallah, you can do it!

Thank you all so much for reading, commenting, and messaging me privately. I truly appreciate it! Do not worry, I will not be going anywhere! I still want to have another post about medical school and then inshallah when residency starts, I will post about that! It will not be as frequent as I will be much busier and tired, but I definitely want to take you all along on that journey with me too!