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MNEMOS: Med School and Beyond

Welcome to MNEMOS: Med School and Beyond, your essential guide to navigating medical exams and the journey to becoming a doctor. Whether you’re a locally trained Ghanaian student or foreign-trained, we cover it all—exam prep strategies, study tips, career advice, and personal experiences. Join us as we interview seasoned doctors and successful students to help you excel in your medical career and ace those MDC exams. Tune in for insightful discussions that go beyond the classroom and into real-world medical practice!

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31 March 2026

Doing More: Leadership, Medicine & Building Impact Beyond the Bedside

In this episode of MNEMOS: Med School & Beyond, we sit down with Princess Yaa Benson, medical student, social entrepreneur, and founder who is redefining what it means to be a healthcare professional in training.From transitioning out of respiratory therapy to pursuing medicine, to building a CPR training movement across Ghana, Princess shares how clinical excellence alone isn’t enough to...

28 February 2026

Beyond the Clinic: Occupational Medicine, Workplace Safety & Career Paths in Ghana

In this February 2026 episode of MNEMOS: Med School & Beyond, Dr. Richeal Shola Makinde sits down with Dr. Tetteh Odjidja, an Occupational and Public Health Physician based in Tarkwa, Ghana, to unpack a specialty many medical students rarely hear about but one that quietly protects lives, livelihoods, and entire workplaces.From heartbreaking workplace injury stories to real-world cases where...

31 January 2026

Healthcare Is a Right, Not a Privilege: Mobile Clinics Transforming Rural Ghana

We’re kicking off 2026 with a powerful conversation on health equity, rural healthcare access, and what it truly takes to bring care to the doorstep of underserved communities.In this episode, we sit with Osei Kwadwo Boateng, Founder and Executive Director of the OKB Hope Foundation, a Ghanaian changemaker whose work is transforming preventive healthcare delivery through the Hope Health Van, a...

31 December 2025

A Year of Stories, Growth, and Consistency: Dr. Richeal Shola Makinde & Dr. Ekins Kuuzie

In this final episode of the year, the hosts of the MNEMOS: Med School and Beyond Podcast take a moment to pause, reflect, and look back on an incredible journey.Rather than featuring a guest, this special year-end conversation brings together Dr. Richeal Shola Makinde and Dr. Ekins Kuuzie, founder of MNEMOS, to reflect on what the podcast has become over the past year—its lessons, milestones,...

30 November 2025

Prematurity Awareness: Giving Every Baby a Fighting Chance — With Dr. Abigail Amankwa-Boateng

In this powerful and eye-opening episode of the MNEMOS: Med School & Beyond podcast, we sit down with Dr. Abigail Amankwa-Boateng, a pediatric resident and passionate advocate for child health, to unpack the realities of premature birth in Ghana and beyond.With warmth, clarity, and clinical insight, Dr. Abigail breaks down what every parent, student, and healthcare worker should know about...

31 October 2025

Medicine Beyond Borders: Exploring Offshore & Travel Medicine with Dr. Clara Tetteh

In this eye-opening episode of MNEMOS: Med School and Beyond, we sit down with Dr. Clara Tetteh, a medical doctor and global health advocate pioneering her path in offshore and travel medicine — one of the most unconventional and fascinating frontiers of modern healthcare.From almost turning down an opportunity to work at sea to now thriving as an offshore medic with years of experience across...

30 September 2025

Building CerviCare: Two Young Doctors on a Mission to End Cervical Cancer in Ghana

In this powerful episode, Dr. Kelyne Nana Poku and Dr. Frank Erzoah-Cudjoe, co-founders of CerviCare Foundation Ghana share how a ward-round awakening became a nationwide push to prevent a preventable cancer. They unpack their origin story, from a 30-day awareness challenge that landed them on national TV to church and community outreaches where tough conversations turned into eager screening...

30 August 2025