“This is why we do what we do” - Why I Fell In Love With Medicine: Episode 1 with Dr Olamide Dada

Update: 2021-10-03

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We launch our new podcast series this Black History Month with Dr Olamide Dada, our Founder and Chief Executive of Melanin Medics.

She describes her journey into medicine and lessons learnt so far. Dr Dada is a UK Medical School graduate and current junior doctor in the South East of England. She has aspirations of becoming a General Practitioner with a special interest in leadership, race and health inequalities. Her accolades are many but notwithstanding her alumnus status at the Healthcare Leadership Academy and being awarded the prestigious RARE Rising Star Award at the House of Commons.

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“This is why we do what we do” - Why I Fell In Love With Medicine: Episode 1 with Dr Olamide Dada