
“I have completed my exams for my medical degree and applied for the two-year internship in the UK that will allow me to get my license and registration to practice, as well as narrow down my specialty.
Medicine is something I’ve wanted to do from a young age. I’ve always had it in my mind that I want to be a doctor and help people because I was exposed to it at quite a young age. I always found it to be a fascinating career and so it was a goal that I consistently worked towards.
This scholarship made it possible for me to come to the UK to do this degree. Medicine is a long degree and an expensive one: it would have been very difficult for me and my parents to support this degree if we had not had support from an organization like the Spark of Hope Foundation.
I had a lot of experience before medical school working in the healthcare system in Kenya — while I was a high school student, I gained work experience in hospitals in Kenya, and I saw the realities of working in the healthcare system first-hand. And then coming over to the UK to study, I saw that things are very different, with a high standard of care provided in the National Health Service. Learning and training in one of the best healthcare systems has enabled me to grow, learn and develop my own skills as a doctor. I hope that I can give back through my profession and help my community by doing my duty as a doctor to the best of my ability.
My undergraduate education has provided me with exposure to a whole new country, a whole new healthcare system, and a different lifestyle in the UK. Seeing how healthcare works here in the UK has made me realize the challenges we face in Kenya, particularly due to resource limitations in the public healthcare sector. I hope I can use the transferable skills learned in the best possible environment to better my practice and better society.
I want to be a role model for girls by showing them that I can do it, and if I can do it then hopefully that inspires other girls to aspire for their dream career! The medical field is ever expanding and in need of doctors, nurses and other allied health professionals; I hope that I can inspire younger generations to choose this highly rewarding career path.”