Rebecca Akufo-Addo meets first Ghanaian female neurosurgeon resident at John Hopkins

16:49 - 20 May 2017

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Abu-Bonsrah became the first black woman woman to be trained as a neurosurgeon at John Hopkins medical school

The first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has met Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, the first black female neurosurgery resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Nancy Abu-Bonsrah became the first black woman to be accepted as a neurosurgeon at John Hopkins School of Medicine’s neurosurgical department.

The program which is ranked second in the United States of America accepts only two to five residents.

Despite its 30 years of existence, it has never accepted a black woman as a resident even though it has accepted some black men.

The First lady who took the opportunity to visit the Ghanaian surgeon on her Facebook wall said "I had the pleasure of meeting Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, who is the first black female neurosurgery resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

She added that "Proudly Ghanaian, she is excited for the possibilities ahead for Ghanaian neurosurgery long term and mentoring girls and women in the sciences, technology and medicine".

Background

Abu-Bonsrah became the first black woman woman to be trained as a neurosurgeon at John Hopkins medical school.

Born in Ghana, Abu-Bonsrah immigrated to the United States when she was 15, and has been living in Maryland for the last 11 years. Abu-Bonsrah in a statement said she will be the first physician in her immediate and extended family.

"I am very much interested in providing medical care in underserved settings, specifically surgical care."

Bonsrah added that "I hope to be able to go back to Ghana over the course of my career to help in building sustainable surgical infrastructure," she continued "I will be matching into neurosurgery, a field that I am greatly enamored with, and hope to utilize those skills in advancing global surgical care."