ChiemezieMadu
Personal views on society, culture, politics, policy, church, religion and people
My first day in FEDACAD
My friends and family often say I have a photographic memory. They may be right. Twenty-five years ago I walked through the gates of Federal Government Academy Suleja, in far away Niger state, Northern Nigeria (FEDACAD for short) for my secondary education and I...
The books I read in 2024
Here is a list of the books I read in 2024. This stirring book discusses the 'other side' of doctors, the human side, that their patients and others seem to neglect. It gives real life, heart-rending examples of the struggles doctors face while providing care for...
The movies I saw in 2024
Here are some movies I found interesting last year, in no particular order. 1. Poldark. Definitely my 'series of the year'. The story of Ross Poldark and George Warleggan as they battle for love and power in ancient Cornwall. 2. The Great Debaters. My 'movie of the...
Is plenty ever enough?
I read a story recently on popular Nigerian music producer, Don Jazzy gifting his friend a wrist watch worth almost a hundred million Naira ($60,000) and it made me reminisce on the Don Jazzy-D'Banj story; two promising young men with identical origins but diverging...
Knowledge: to know or to know how to know?
One of the most dreaded forms of examination in medical school was viva (short for viva voce which means oral interviews). Here, in a face-to-face interview with your examiners you are asked questions from within (and even outside) the curriculum and are expected to...
A brief perspective on Caroline Elton’s book: Also human – the inner lives of doctors
I first met Caroline Elton at a medical conference late last year. Her biography as she was introduced as the next speaker was resounding; an occupational and counselling psychologist specializing in career counselling, with decades of experience behind her. No sooner...
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