As I write this, thousands of miles from my homeland of Nigeria, I think on the path that led me to Public Health. I often wonder when people talk of healthcare disparities, if they can ever truly grasp what it means, what crushing poverty entails, and even what an underdeveloped nation looks like. I was born and raised in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, a place where most people are suffering from one disease or another, conditions that are either unknown in the US, or are highly preventable. I never wondered who would help, or raise awareness; I was that someone.

To my mind, Public Health is the most important aspect of Medicine. It can help prevent and bring solutions to health issues like no other f...

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