Dr. Emeka Okorocha is a Britain based medical doctor who grew up in Kent. He is the son of a paramount monarch in Rivers state and is third in line to the throne. He studied medicine at the University of East Anglia.
Dr. Emeka Okorocha and his colleagues
Chief Dr. Ikenna Ihim on the other hand practices in the United States of America. He is best known for his work on Nasogastric intubation. Since 2020, he has been working on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chief Dr. Ikenna Ihim
Although born in Owerri, Imo state, he is from Amorji-Ugwu, Nkwerre, Imo State. His father Nze O.F.N. Ihim is a business tycoon and a former governorship candidate in Imo State.
Ihim graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a degree in biology, before preceding to St. Matthew’s University where he studied medicine and graduated in 2014. From 2015 to 2018, he went to Coney Island Hospital for his residency in internal medicine.
He later got his medical license in North Carolina and became a board certified internist and started practicing in Fayetteville, North Carolina. During his time in the medical school, he furthered to Davenport University where he got an MBA in healthcare management, graduating in 2017.
Ihim was also recently conferred a chieftaincy title as Nze Ikeoha 1 of Nkwerre.
They are both currently treating critically ill COVID 19 patients in the hospital, but in different continents. However, they both face the same challenges as minorities in medicine. Both entities have become embraced by the medical communities and are also now brand ambassadors to several medical apparels and businesses.
Their level of success did not prevent them from recognizing the need to create more awareness for the black community.
With their large social media following, theyrecently decided to hold a live discussion to get the word out and to encourage and inspire future minority health care providers.
Their aim was to inspire young black kids in both continents whom have hopes to become physicians, but are not positioned to do so due to their lower socioeconomic status. They also called to caution on the black patients whom are statistically less compliant with regular physician checkups and medication adherence until their chronic health issues become less manageable.
As descendants of Nigerians, they also gave tips on how foreign medical doctors can transition from their countries into practicing in both U.S.A. and Britain. Lastly, they provided tips on how to overcome what most young black physicians like themselves experience, including the term “you do not look like a doctor”.
