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Dr Shekira Yahaya: Meet the Overall Best Medical Student from UDS
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Dr Shekira Yahaya: Meet the Overall Best Medical Student from UDS

by  Nathaniel Crabbe 2 min read
  • A young Ghanaian woman, Dr Shekira Yahaya, graduated as the Overall Best Medical Student from the University for Development Studies (UDS)
  • She clinched six other coveted awards during the 22nd congregation ceremony of UDS
  • Dr Yahaya received the Ghana Medical Association Award for Overall Best Medical Student, among others

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A young Ghanaian woman, Dr Shekira Yahaya, has graduated as the Overall Best Medical Student during the 22nd Congregation Ceremony of the University for Development Studies (UDS).

A total of 110 undergraduate students graduated from UDS in November with first-class honours on November 6, the school said on Facebook.

Dr Shekira Yahaya made herself proud as she graduated from the prestigious university with seven coveted awards, including the Mr Poku Prize for Best Medical Student in Paediatrics and Child Health and Ghana Medical Association Award for Overall Best Medical Student.

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Dr Shekira Yahaya wins seven coveted awards from the University for Development Studies (UDS)
Dr Shekira Yahaya: Meet the Overall Best Medical Student from UDS; Wins 6 other Awards Photo credit: UDS/.mynewsgh.com
Source: Facebook

Other awards

The brilliant doctor also won other laurels at the 22nd graduation ceremony of UDS.

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Dr Shekira Yahaya won the Vice-Chancellor Award for Best Student in MBChB, Dean’s Award for Overall Best Graduating Medical Student, Dr. Sory Prize for Best All-round Graduating Medical Student, and Registrar’s Award for Best Student in MBChB.

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Best Graduating Student from UDS

Meanwhile, Adam Mohammed Abideen, a young man from the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale, has become the valedictorian of the school with a remarkable academic grade.

Sharing the success story on his LinkedIn handle, Mohammed indicated that he studied Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), bagged a first-class and a final CGPA of 4.9 on a scale of 5.0.

The brilliant young man also won the UDS Award for Overall Best Graduating Student, Vice Chancellor's Award for Best Graduating Male Student (Humanities), Alumni Award for Best Graduating Male Student (Humanities), Best Graduating Student in the School of Business & Law, and the Best Graduating Male Student in the School of Business & Law.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.

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