Ghanaian Woman Bags PhD in Mental Health from University of Massachusetts; Photos Emerge
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Ghanaian Woman Bags PhD in Mental Health from University of Massachusetts; Photos Emerge

  • US-based medical practitioner, Dr Akosua Joyce Oppong, has received a PhD award in mental health
  • The decorated medical practitioner received her doctorate at the University of Massachusetts, USA
  • Dr Oppong, who specialised in psychiatric mental health, made history as the only graduand of African descent in her batch

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Ghanaian medical practitioner, Dr Akosua Joyce Oppong, has received a PhD award in mental health at the University of Massachusetts in the United States of America (USA).

The US-based doctor achieved her goal by studying hard and working with many reputable medical institutions.

Dr Akosua Joyce Oppong and a colleague.
Photos of Dr Akosua Joyce Oppong and a colleague. Source: Pulse Ghana
Source: UGC

Dr Oppong, who specialised in psychiatric mental health made history as the only graduand of African descent in her batch.

In a post-graduation interview, the advanced practice nurse said she feels fulfilled and so excited.

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''I feel fulfilled and so excited, having studied so hard and worked with many reputable medical institutions,'' said Dr Oppong, according to Pulse Ghana.

The award-winning medical practitioner, whose career spans over a decade, started in 2005 as a medical surgical nurse and later moved to ICU and Cancer Research Units.

See her photos below:

Dr. Akosua Joyce Oppong and a colleague
Photos of Dr. Akosua Joyce Oppong and a colleague. Source: Pulse Ghana
Source: UGC

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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.