TikTok video featuring all-female Kenyan medical graduates has taken the internet by storm. TikTok Video of All Kenyan Female Medical Graduates Wows Netizens: “You Make Women Proud” The video, posted by user @mila.africa, showcases a group of friends celebrating their seven-year journey through medical school and sharing their aspirations for the future. The clip, which has quickly gone viral, captures the graduates donning their graduation gowns as they stand in a single-file line, each taking a turn to reveal their chosen medical specialities. The video begins with Doctor June Chepkwony proudly declaring herself as a future head and neck surgeon, setting the tone for a cascade of impressive career choices. “I am Doctor Wairimu Waititu, future radiation and oncology surgeon,” shares the third lady. Doctor Jelagat Arospita follows, announcing her path as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. The lineup continues with Doctor Wairimu Waititu aspiring to be a future radiation and oncology surgeon, and Doctor Nicole Sophy expressing her ambition to become a cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon. “I am Doctor Nicole Sophy, future cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon,” declares the fourth lady. The momentum builds as Doctor Nelly Nekesa declares herself a future neurosurgeon, and Doctor Kipsura Sharon shares her goal of becoming a laparoscopic and gastrologist surgeon. “I am Doctor Nelly Nekesa, future neurosurgeon,” confidently states the fifth lady. Doctor Kemunto Maranga follows suit, expressing her aspirations as a future pediatric surgeon, and the lineup concludes with Doctor Lina Kibet, who envisions a future as an orthopaedic, spine, and trauma surgeon. “”I am Doctor Kemunto Maranga, future pediatric surgeon,” expresses the seventh lady. The video has garnered widespread praise on social media, with netizens celebrating the accomplishments of these talented and ambitious women. Their diverse range of medical specialities reflects the depth and breadth of expertise emerging from Kenyan medical schools, inspiring others to pursue their dreams in the field of medicine.
by Linda Shiundu