Akua Ampadu MDWhen #BlackGirlMagic Doesn’t Transcend at WorkThe recent events involving black women currently and formerly at Okay Africa and Essence Magazine has stirred up so many conversations…Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020
Akua Ampadu MDYou Can’t Please EveryoneAs a hospitalist physician, I am faced with diagnosing and managing several ailments affecting adults. While there are “bread and butter”…Oct 28, 2019Oct 28, 2019
Akua Ampadu MDRemembering Residency as An AttendingA recent conversation in a group chat amongst my former residency colleagues and I had sparked an hour-long divulgence down memory lane.Oct 26, 2019Oct 26, 2019
Akua Ampadu MDSick & AbroadIt finally happened. Five-thousand miles away from home, I found myself with a low-grade fever accompanied by piercing abdominal pain and…Apr 19, 20191Apr 19, 20191
Akua Ampadu MDGoing Where the Heart (Doesn’t Lead)For fourth year medical students in the United States, March represents the month of “Match Day”; the day you find out which medical…Mar 29, 2019Mar 29, 2019
Akua Ampadu MDMore Than MD: Our Creative Outlets Can Make Us Better DoctorsA question was recently posed in an online physician forum on Facebook that I engage in called Physician Side Gigs. The poster questioned…Feb 6, 2019Feb 6, 2019
Akua Ampadu MDWhy Women Physicians need a #GirlTribeA Texas-based male physician recently came under fire after having been quoted in a medical journal stating female physicians earn less…Nov 2, 2018Nov 2, 2018
Akua Ampadu MDHey Kid, You’ve Got ThisI was recently invited to speak at a college/career workshop about the tools necessary to succeed in medical school and beyond. As I…Sep 12, 2018Sep 12, 2018
Akua Ampadu MDHIPAA: A Right for All?This piece first appeared in August 2018 on the Medium op-med page for Doximity.com, where Dr. Ampadu is a 2018–2019 Doximity AuthorAug 13, 2018Aug 13, 2018