by Chiemezie Madu | Apr 5, 2024 | Society & Culture
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...
by Chiemezie Madu | Feb 15, 2024 | Movies and Books
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...
by Chiemezie Madu | Jan 13, 2024 | Movies and Books
2023 was my fourth consecutive year of ‘aiming’ to read one book each month. I started in March 2020; so far so good. I wrote a similar article last year summarizing the books I read the previous year (The books I read in 2022). Here’s a summary of...
by Chiemezie Madu | Sep 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
I vividly recall the last time I cried like it happened only yesterday. It all started on a casual morning in mid-2015 when I was working as a medical officer in a private hospital in Auchi, Edo state, just having completed my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) year....
by Chiemezie Madu | Feb 24, 2023 | Politics & Policy
In less than 24 hours, Nigerians will go to the polls for the 7th time since the return of democracy to elect a new leader, in yet another attempt to pull the nation from the brinks of failure. After almost a hundred days of fiery campaigns, the election will...
