Nancy Abu-Bonsrah shares how she feels about being the first black female neurosurgery resident at Johns Hopkins, and what she plans to do in the future.
Last week, Nancy Abu-Bonsrah got some really good news: She was accepted into the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s neurosurgery residency program — the first black woman to do so in the 30-year history of the program. “There was a rush of emotions,” Nancy tells Teen Vogue about her initial reaction to the news. She found out on "Match Day," when medical students nationwide learn if and where they “match” for postgraduate residency programs, which they must complete before practicing medicine in the United States. A representative from Johns Hopkins tells Teen Vogue the school accepts three to five neurosurgery residents into its program each year.
Join us on Tuesday, August 23rd for the release of Imbolo Mbue's novel, Behold the Dreamers. Mbue’s eloquent debut novel takes the timeless story of immigrants coming to the U.S. in search of a better life and plants it in a particularly difficult historical moment. The 2008 economic crisis was a hard time for the American Dream, and when Jende and Neni Jonga arrive in New York from Cameroon late in 2007, they initially feel fortunate to find work with the family of a Wall Street executive. But their employer works for Lehman Brothers, and the Jongas learn hard truths about the socio-economic realities of their new country.
Il n'est pas facile d'être une femme en politique. Ceci est encore plus vrai pour les minorités. Il y a quelques mois, je recommandais sur ce blog de lire la biographie de Christine Taubira. Je vous encourage très fortement à le faire. Pourquoi? Je pense que ça vous aidera à comprendre et surtout à émuler les qualités qu'il faut avoir pour être un vrai leader (dans votre domaine). La 1ère étant d'avoir des principes (values) auxquels on croit et le refus de se compromettre lorsque nos valeurs sont attaquées.
Voici une citation (en anglais) qui résume toute l'idée: For leadership inspiration, read biographies and see how others acted. "You learn so much from reading history." - Jamie Dimon.
Voici une citation (en anglais) qui résume toute l'idée: For leadership inspiration, read biographies and see how others acted. "You learn so much from reading history." - Jamie Dimon.