Harvard-Trained Nigerian Physician Slams Country’s ‘Unstructured Curriculum’; Recounts How He Failed All Courses In UI

Baridueh Badon, a Nigerian-born global health physician has recounted how he failed some of his courses while studying at the Medical School at University of Ibadan due to what he called “unstructured curriculum.”

Badon who noted this took to his X handle in a post he shared on Wednesday, 13th of September, 2023 said he had to retake all failed courses and eventually passed.

That experience made him doubt his brilliance but did not stop him in his pursuit for academic excellence, he said.

He went to disclosed he had since gone on to study and graduate from prestigious schools which include Harvard and Cambridge and is today recognised globally.

He advised other students not to let the Nigerian curriculum cause them to think they are not brilliant as these curriculums are unstructured.

According to him,

“In Medical School at University of Ibadan:
I had a resit in Biochemistry,
Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology,
In my finals, I failed Surgery, Medicine and Preventive and Social Medicine and had to resit all and passed eventually.

“But today, I have an MBA, an MSc in Healthcare Management, some executive certificates from top class global organisations (Harvard and Cambridge).

“I have soared in Global Health and Pharmaceutical global roles, been invited by the Federal President of Germany to an event in their “white house” and currently a Chief of Staff to a Vice President in one of the world’s top Medical Device and healthcare regulatory companies handling international projects.

“Don’t let some unstructured curriculum in Nigeria make you think you are not brilliant and can’t do great things.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>