Category: Environment

By: Dr. Agbenyo. VignetteIn my early years as a medical educator, I came across some students who had failed their exams and were on the verge of being repeated because, they were branded not fit for purpose and were projected to fail the resit in 6weeks. A colleague and I took special interest in these […]

Vignette Throughout my academic journeys, I had one recurring challenge: how to chew and pour I am the type who always wants to understand the whys/hows(the principles/the reasoning) behind every topic/ concept. However, most of our exams were recalls. That also reflected on our group discussions. As a result, I felt I wasn’t benefiting directly […]

By: Dr. Agbenyo. Vignette Once upon a time, adventure landed me in a totally new environment with thrilling welcome and warm reception from the people. Almost everyone I came across would make these enquiries about my well-being: Did you sleep well? You had a good breakfast? Need a helping hand to explore the town? etc. […]

By: Dr. Agbenyo. Vignette Daddy, I’ll call you right back. Maame, give me a few minutes to get back to you. These are some of the responses I give to my parents whenever they call me in the middle of a procedure. But in most instances I forget and return the calls when I remember, […]

By: Dr. Agbenyo. Vignette A friend who is always cynical about his origins reached out into his pocket and brought out a very dirty, crumpled 200 Ghana cedi note to settle part of a debt he owed me. To make up the difference, he pulled out his wallet and a neatly placed one dollar bill […]

By: Dr. Agbenyo. Vignette I needed to get something urgently and someone volunteered to help. It took like forever for him to come back. When I couldn’t wait any longer, I went to get it myself. He brought it days later. Apparently, he went on an unplanned weekend rendezvous with friends who were setting off […]

Vignette Once upon a time, I embarked on a long trip. Before leaving home, my daughter advised me to travel light but I still carried two large bags full of personal effects and food items. At the airport, I was asked to pay for excess baggage (and looking at the amount involved), I had to […]

Dr. Agbenyo. At a crossroad Several years down memory lane, post medical school and having lived my entire life without a girlfriend, I fell in love with a Ghanaian-born British (through a brother from another mother). I attended discussions/ coaching sessions in Guy’s Hospital, London and was all set to write the PLAB (an exams […]

Dr. Agbenyo. Growing up with my kid brother Simon Jnr was thrilling. We loved football. In an interesting way, we always seemed to be on the opposite side of teams. I am for Fabulous Kumasi Asante Kotoko and he is for Glorious Accra Hearts of Oak…he says he is a Gunner for life and I […]

By: Dr. Agbenyo. During one of my outreaches to a remote village( with no electricity and the children had to walk several kilometres to get to school daily) I was approached by a girl who said she wanted to become a doctor. Her main challenge was that nobody believed it was possible because of where […]