So I left my residency program + specialty bc I was deeply, profoundly unhappy (inside the hospital). And I think there’s something rlly intentional abt sharing a testimony when it doesn’t feel “finished”.

Delighted to share I passed my doctoral defense: officially Emmanuella Asabor, PhD✨ I would not be here, 8 years into this MD-PhD, without the grace of God & the support of my mentors Dr. Ijeoma Opara & loved ones Tony Okolo, MD Next stop, MD 👩🏾‍⚕️🥳 #womeninSTEM #blackdoctors

Many of you read my annual tweet that a Black scientist has never won the Nobel Prize in any of the natural sciences. So I finally wrote about it with Faith Crittenden, MD MPH and AZA Allsop, MD, PhD in Scientific American👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 scientificamerican.com/article/nobel-…

Immensely grateful to SocAsianAcadSurg for giving me the space to reflect on my roots and what continues to drive me through this journey. “Dear Tatay” is now out in Journal of Surgical Research: bit.ly/4gwyF2W UCSF GS Residency UCSF Surgery

My live radio interview on MPR News ✨ mprnews.org/episode/2024/1…

Four years later and this intern is now a board certified Internist and Pediatrician! #MedPeds

I am excited to share my piece, “The Hypocrisy of Community-Engaged Research,” published in Inside Higher Ed. It critiques how the neoliberal university’s market-driven model prioritizes profits over justice-oriented research. insidehighered.com/opinion/career…

Grateful to share I’ll be joining UCLA as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in UCLA Fielding School of Public Health & David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Together we will advocate for & uplift all underserved communities, including Pasifika people. Mahalo to the tremendous leadership who came together to make this possible.

"We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that's given to Whites, because their immune system is better than ours." ---RFK Jr. So what vaccine schedule should I have received? His answer was dangerous. I will be voting no.

Sending so much love to everyone who matched and everyone who didn’t. Feel free to reach out if you need any help SOAPing and be sure to check out the resources on the SOAPHOPE thread: reddit.com/r/medicalschoo… & a reminder that outcomes in this process don’t reflect your worth ❤️