Bojang discusses career journey with Spectrum1 News

UW Department of Ob-Gyn resident Matida Bojang, MD, PGY-1, recently spoke with Spectrum1 News about her path to becoming a doctor and her motivations for pursuing obstetrics and gynecology.

In “Everyday Hero: Delivering babies is a ‘full-circle moment’ for this Madison doctor”, Bojang shared how friends' and family's experiences in the Gambia during her childhood motivated her to pursue medicine.. After moving to the United States at age 12, she participated in the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County’s Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID)/Teens of Promise (TOPS) program, which provided her with opportunities to explore colleges and promoted academic achievement. Her participation in this program also led her to an internship at UW Health.

“‘It’s a very invaluable experience,’ Bojang said. ‘And now it’s a full-circle moment. I’m back working for UW Health.’"

As the global health resident in her class, Bojang plans to return to Gambia to complete a medical rotation and deliver babies in her home country.

Read the whole story here.

**by Ob-Gyn Communications Intern Melis Baskaya