Louisa E. Appiah Agbenyega, MD, MS

Louisa Appiah-Agbenyega, MD,MS ⁃BSOM‘22 Vice President ⁃Brody SNMA Past Prez ⁃Gold Humanism Honors ⁃Service-learning Scholar ⁃ElevateMeD Scholar ⁃NMF Scholar ⁃1st Gen Gh🇬🇭 immigrant ⁃Poet ⁃Artist ⁃OB/GYN Certified advocate and troublemaker

I spent 3 weeks in Ghana on a surgical elective and learned a few lessons that shook and have shaped my thinking moving forward.

I will like to petition the @GhanaMinistry of health about covering cervical cancer screening and HPV VACCINE under the national health insurance.

The 8th Congress of Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy Conference 📍Abu Dhabi

@UPS All Is Well in the universe again 🙏🏾 The wedding squad package was found !! The marriage certificate, well that’s gone forever but we’ve moved on.

@Leappiah Louisa, we want to help make this right. We understand the importance of this life event and will do our best to resolve it. Please DM us your name, tracking number, delivery address, and phone number so we can get this squared away. -Lamont twitter.com/messages/compo…

@UPS I need to get in touch with your leadership. Within a period of 2 months: 1. You lost my marriage certificate in the mail 2. Now you’ve lost an entire wedding party’s clothing in a big package. You have 1 week to recover this. I’m asking nicely now.

@WhitneyMelvinMD Hahaha I mostly share with you

It really hurts me when nobody wants to share an app 😔

“Anxiety and depression harm academic performance and promote underachievement. Learning is often hampered because depression and anxiety can impair working memory, making it difficult to remember new knowledge and recall past experiences.”

My attending said something that resonated deeply with me: Being a good doctor means having a good depth of knowledge and ability to address and explain your patient’s concerns clearly. That is my goal for this next year. -look up everything I don’t Know

I didn’t realize the mental gymnastics my immigrant brain would have to through transitioning from the language of medicine to the American way of expression every day especially with my patients.

According to my dear friend, I am finally free from the shackles of the USMLE 🙏🏾. Glory Glory

@wdwilson_tech Awww thank you Whitney! Just super grateful for rest after going hard for some months

The face of someone who got to refill her cup with friends and family. Wellness is soo key in residency.

Researchers who study Type 2 diabetes have reached a stark conclusion: There is no device or drug powerful enough to counter the effects of poverty, pollution, stress, a broken food system, cities that aren't walkable, and inequitable access to healthcare. nyti.ms/3SRkKZS

I recommended Dominicana by Angie Cruz to my program director to get her feedback before suggesting it to our book club. She told me she enjoyed reading it on vacay and thinks it will be a good addition! #smalljoys in residency

@DrKarleneCunni1 @shirleneobuobi Hi Dr. C! Yes it is!

@Leappiah @shirleneobuobi I love it too! So good!

Also just finished reading On Rotation by @shirleneobuobi !!!! I loved it! Found my self smiling the entire time- mostly because I found myself relating and also my mom’s name is Dorothy Appiah, and she’s a wiz in the kitchen 😁

@shirleneobuobi I love it!

💙💛I purposely picked English names that were really common among Ghanaians ! 💛💙

I’m curious about how “random” the TSA random screening is. I fly way too much to be “randomly” screened every other time I fly. My husband thinks I should start wearing a full suit or “medical wear” to the airport. Lol