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Meet UCC's overall best graduating medical doctor for 2020; sweeps 12 awards

Monday, November 09, 2020 at 9:15 AM by Ebenezer Agbey Quist 2 min read

- A 2020 UCC graduating student called Dr Prince Obed Boateng exited school as the overall best student in the School of Medical Sciences

- Dr Boateng packed a total of 12 awards for being the best student in a myriad of courses

- The young doctor plans to return to the UCC medical school over the next 10 years as a lecturer

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Dr Prince Obed Boateng, now a former student of the University of Cape Coast, graduated at the 2020 congregation as the overall best student in the School of Medical Sciences.

According to a post sighted by YEN.com.gh on the official Twitter handle of UCC-MSA, Obed was able to sweep as many as 12 coveted awards.

The former student of Achimota Senior High School says that he plans to return to the UCC medical school as a lecturer within the next 10 years.

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Although he approached his studies with seriousness and zealousness, Dr Boateng says that one of the activities he will miss the most about school is playing basketball with the boys.

Surprisingly, after grabbing as many as 12 awards, the brilliant medical doctor says that his proudest moment has been the fact that he was able to impact the lives of rural folks during an activity dubbed COBES.

Meet UCC's overall best graduating medical doctor for 2020; sweeps 12 awards Source: Twitter, @msa_ucc
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Dr Prince Obed Boateng's 12 awards include:

Best in Anatomy

Best in Pharmacology

Best in ENT Rotation

Best in Biochemistry

Best in Microbiology

Best in Chemical Pathology

Best in Molecular Medicine

Best in Internal Medicine

Best PreClinical Student

Best Graduating Male

Best Overall Performance

Overall best Grad

In other news, famous Ghanaian musician, Francisca Gawugah, popularly known as Sista Afia, has just turned 28 years old on this eighth day of November 2020.

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Sista Afia, who was born on November 8, 1992, decided to spoil her fans on social media with some breathtaking photos to mark her birthday.

Two particular shots were sighted by YEN.com.gh on her verified Instagram handle, one showing extreme glamour and the other, her dumbfounding prettiness.

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Authors:

Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.

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