Meet Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, Johns Hopkins School Of Medicine’s First Black Female Neurosurgery Student

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Ms. Nancy Abu-Bonsrah has lived in the United States around 11 years ago coming from Ghana, and has studied chemistry and biochemistry at Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland. Her interest in becoming a black female neurosurgeon originated from a trip to Ghana he took during a winter break she had in her junior year of college. During the trip, she shadowed doctors and learned about the country's health system, because she hoped to return there to work someday, the Independent reported.

The 26-year-old from Ghana became the first black female neurosurgeon to join the program at the prestigious Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where the medical discipline of neurological surgery was founded. The college is consistently ranked as one of the top five medical universities in the world along with Oxford, Harvard, and Cambridge University.

According to CNN, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's neurosurgical department has never had a black female neurosurgeon resident during its 30 years of existence. Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, who is now making history, will start her training with four other residents in July.

During her interview with Teen Vogue, Nancy stated that "there was a rush of emotions," during her initial reaction to the news about her being the first black female neurosurgeon. She learned about it on Match Day, which is when students of medicine nationwide learn whether and where they "match" for postgraduate residency programs. The residency program must be completed by medical students before practicing medicine in the United States.

Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, as the first black female neurosurgeon student in Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, plans to relax before her training and will prepare for the course by reading, traveling to Ghana and attending a conference in Los Angeles, California. "My family and my husband are all very grateful and thankful for this opportunity," she said.