{
  "id": 6164415,
  "title": "From almost deferring Medicine to becoming a doctor – Mariam’s scholarship journey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/from-almost-deferring-medicine-to-becoming-a-doctor-mariams",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T19:52:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/from-almost-deferring-medicine-to-becoming-a-doctor-mariams-scholarship-journey/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mariam Abubakar from Wenchi, Bono Region, nearly deferred her medical studies due to financial difficulties, but was selected as a MTN Bright Scholarship recipient, enabling her to complete her six-year MBChB programme at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). Mariam received academic accolades, including being named Overall Best Student in Surgery and Best Student in Family Medicine, as well as the Emeritus Professor E. E. Brako’s Prize for Best Student in Microbiology. She commenced her medical career in April 2026 as a Junior House Officer at Holy Family Hospital. The MTN Bright Scholarship, launched in 2017, supports brilliant but financially disadvantaged students to complete tertiary education, with over 1,220 students supported across 18 institutions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}