I sacrificed my dream of becoming a maxillofacial surgeon for politics – Ekua Amoakoh
Spokesperson for NPP Flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Health Committee, Dr Ekua Amoakoh, says her involvement in politics cost her the opportunity to pursue a long-held ambition of becoming a maxillofacial surgeon. The medical doctor said she had hoped to specialise in head and neck surgery but had to give up some career opportunities when her political work…
Dr Ekua Amoakoh, a spokesperson for NPP Flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and member of the New Patriotic Party’s Health Committee, has revealed that her involvement in politics led her to abandon her dream of becoming a maxillofacial surgeon. The doctor had aspired to specialize in head and neck surgery during her medical school years and focused on the field during her clinical work at Ridge Hospital.
However, her political career began earlier than anticipated, forcing her to make sacrifices and miss out on potential job opportunities in her chosen field. Dr Amoakoh described her interest in maxillofacial surgery as a niche specialty, but her political work has now made it challenging to pursue this path. She acknowledged that she may have lost the ability to become a specialist in treating children with cleft palates, a goal she once aspired to.
Despite her regrets, Dr Amoakoh stated that she now finds political work to be more natural and enjoyable, describing it as a career that "comes naturally" and does not feel like work to her.
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