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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

10 months

That’s me! 😊😊😊

Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

@LivuniILCaMS

10 months

Celebrating our incredible new @LivUniMedicine and @LivUniDentistry graduates! Your hard work and passion have led you to this well-deserved success. Cheers to the future! 🌟 #LivUniGrad #Classof2023

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

7 months

Why does the nurse in charge think it’s appropriate to say I’m not allowed to have my lunch when it’s 3:30pm????

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@AntAdefolaju

3 years

@ healthcare professionals: when you have a non-white student doc and white student doc, but you choose to only look at and acknowledge the white student doc in conversation, that’s a microaggression!!!!!!!!!

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

9 months

First day of F1:✅

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

There’s something so weird about being the only black person on a ward and overhearing multiple medical professionals saying that PC culture is too over the top, and that ‘people can’t take jokes/comments anymore’.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

It’s a shame to see doctors involved in teaching forget that med students deserve respect too

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

7 months

I should clarify - I 100% took my lunch at that time 😂😂 it was crazy because she fully took an hour lunch at the same time!! I only took 20 mins 🥲😭

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

7 months

@TharushaGunawa4 I’m much too Nigerian//my father’s daughter to allow such things to stop me unfortunately 😂 I took my lunch then and there 😭😂

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Graduation 1/2 done! Couldn’t have asked for a better day (or better company)! #OurImperial @imperialcollege

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

9 months

Dr Anthonia Adefolaju MBChB BSc (Hons)!! + I had the pleasure of delivering the graduate speech too! Still very much in disbelief🥹 Thankful to God, my wonderful family, friends and loved ones, and to @LivUniMedicine @LivUni !! 🥹🥹🥹

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

I still can’t believe I’m starting my intercalated degree in Global Health on Monday, feeling excited ✨

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

MESSAGE FOR ALL PROSPECTIVE MEDICS!✨ With schools closed during #lockdown it can be hard to get career advice without spending £100s on prep courses! My DMs are very much open for any advice about getting into a UK #medicalschool 😃 #wideningaccess great idea @YousufMed !!

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Calling out microaggressions/racism makes me feel so crap at times, all these years and I still feel like I’m the one in the wrong when I do it.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Wild that the UK FPO decided to make such a big change to the way intercalated degrees will be considered with no notice halfway through the academic year.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Hello #MedTwitter - I got blood from a patient with difficult veins first time after a year off intercalating!😁

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

8 months

Just had my first breakdown of F1. Nurses can be so nice, but man when they’re nasty…

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

When I was in year 7 my form tutor told my class racism in the UK didn’t exist. I was the only black girl in my class. I had to stand up and defend the fact that not only was this not the case, but that I had experienced racism both in that school and outside it. I was in year 7!

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@25voyage

4 years

I wish I was vocal in secondary school, I let so much slide.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

11 months

Still being in placement, having to dash up and down the country for F1 checks/housing, and working all simultaneously is really really starting to get to me. I actually wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy, the situation is looking a bit impossible.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

1 year

PSA passed!! God is so good 💗

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

2 years

SJT booked! That was so so stressful, 0/10 would not recommend🥲

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

My exam is in less than 3 weeks, don’t know about any of the exam proceedings, just been informed we can’t apply for ECs and to top it all off I have to sit it at 1:30am. Annoyed isn’t the word.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

I missed my a level results and ended up taking a gap year, reapplying for and getting into medical school - it was the best decision I’ve ever made!! Missing your grades isn’t the end of the road ☺️ good luck for #resultsday2020 !🎉

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

I’m actually so excited to start my intercalated degree omg

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

I finished my intercalated degree last week and celebrated by having Rice Krispies and playing The Sims. What a life.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

2 years

not the gmc number coming through!!!!

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

10 days till med school starts again- who wants to teach me medicine again?😭

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

2 years

You know what? I hate it when a placement site changes your timetable with less than a day’s notice, especially when it means having to travel in when sessions were previously meant to be online.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Why was this decided halfway through the academic year?? I wasn’t doing my intercalated degree solely for the points anyway but it seems a lil random.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

My medical school hasn’t made any comments about the black lives matter movement. But they’ve been actively tweeting in this time. Okay.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Some medics are really living their best lives 😭

Deirdre Wallace 💙

@DeirdreIWallace

4 years

Welcoming back face to face our year 4 students today; ipads, gloves, face coverings, lanyards and clinical skills teaching packs. Christmas has come early! @UCLMS @ClinProfSkills

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

7 months

@mikesedgefield I mean I was there so….

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Making a promise to myself to report all microaggressions + racist experiences on the wards/in med school this year. No more stomaching rubbish - to freedom!!!!

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

11 months

I’m just a girl, sitting in front of my inbox <6 weeks away from starting F1, begging for my work schedule and rota to be released 😭

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

For everyone sitting the #UCAT this summer - I filmed a video about how to prepare and tips I wish I had known when I was sitting it! Hope this helps ☺️ #MedTwitter

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

I distinctly remember in my first med school professionalism lecture that we as med students were not allowed to refer to ourselves as doctors. But the gov can?? 🤨

Matt Hancock

@MattHancock

4 years

We're immensely proud of our health & care staff who work round the clock to keep us safe. It's fantastic there are over 13,700 more nurses & 7,800 more doctors working in our NHS - we're on track to deliver on our commitment of 50,000 more nurses.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Me: looking forward to being back on the wards Also me: can’t remember a single drop of medicine 😐😐😐

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

First day of 4th year!! Let’s see what this year has in store ✨

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

I’m still in disbelief it’ll actually COST MONEY to appeal these A level grades and/or to actually sit them this Autumn!! How?????

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

@voteforhani SO TRUE! This toxic medic culture of ‘study 12hours+ a day or am die’ needs to stop!!!

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Love to see it!!

Rhema Otache #LiveableNHSbursary

@OtacheRhema

3 years

I screamed when I opened this pack. 5 reusable surgical scarves/hijabs in a clean green folder. 20 seconds. It took me just 20 seconds to tie this around my head. This is why we speak out. Let's make this the norm!! Thank you @UoLmedicine ! #MedStudentTwitter #MedTwitter

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

But like I said at the beginning of the academic year - we reporting everyone this year!! People will learn by force!!!

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

All my 4th year friends are passing their finals and my heart is so full 🥺🥺🥺

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

My Ophthalmology rotation was this week - I watched an enucleation and didn’t pass out!! + I can sort of use a direct ophthalmoscope now! This is truly @DGlaucomflecken ’s influence 👏🏾

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Still cannot believe I'm doing an exam at 1:30am today :((((

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

I have just been told I have to do a 2 and a half hour exam at 1:30am in two weeks. Guys please keep me in your thoughts because I’m bricking it :(

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

This is lovely, but pls remember people (especially ethnic minorities)should not have to be exceptional to deserve decency and respect from the public!!

Imogen Davies

@_ImogenDavies_

3 years

Can we remember... Marcus Rashford is 23, raised £200m for kids to eat last year. Jadon Sancho is 21, opened up new football pitches for those in the suburbs of London. Bukayo Saka is 19, a voice for the youth of football today & helping local communities. #StopHate #ENGITA

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

1st day back on wards after 1.5 years off!! Good things: -saw a cool surgery -had a lovely theatre team who let me assist! -spoke to some lovely patients Bad things: -7am start!! 😭 -was chased out of my scheduled theatre by a rather rude Dr all in all, a mixed bag 😅

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Can someone explain to me why the Times’ medfluencer article was controversial?

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

How can you listen to this and still vote against free school meals, just heartless

Taiwo Owatemi MP

@TaiwoOwatemi

4 years

I pleaded with the Conservatives to find it in their heart to ensure children don't go hungry. Tonight they voted against our proposals for Free School Meals this Christmas.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

My name is Anthonia and I’m addicted to taking medical students home after their hospital on calls (even when I’m not on call) bc public transport at night is very scary😣😣😣

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Feeling a bit overwhelmed and burnt out with the iBSc work right now, especially with working in a different timezone (yet again lol)

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

First week of Global Health:✅

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

#NewProfilePic

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Glad to see that teacher assessed grades will now be used for A level and GCSE but this should have been done from day one!!!!!

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

2 years

it’s my bday 🥳

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

2 years

One of my family members passed away last week, and I feel like my head hasn’t been screwed on properly since. Missing the fam a lot rn 😣😢

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

1 year

One of my best bdays to date 🥹🥳

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Don’t get me wrong, I can definitely see why the change to FPAS scoring with publications and extra degrees can (and most likely will) be beneficial - i just wonder why there was no prior warning before this change was implemented?

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Feeling very excited for the first (official!) day of my research project!😁🤩

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Congrats to all the final year medics finding out their foundation deaneries today! 🥳🥳

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Filmed a video last week because I saw a incoming medical student say on their story that if you’re not a strong applicant you shouldn’t be applying for med school and i literally couldn’t stop thinking about it. Check it out here!:

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

10 months

Pls guys, how do I coax my trust into giving me my work schedule and my rota?🥲🥲

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Accommodation for the year: sorted✅

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Quick update- it’s now 2 weeks til the exam and we’ve still heard NOTHING!

Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

My exam is in less than 3 weeks, don’t know about any of the exam proceedings, just been informed we can’t apply for ECs and to top it all off I have to sit it at 1:30am. Annoyed isn’t the word.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

11 months

Wellbeing team have said we can't take time off to work, but if I don't work then I can't afford to live?? pls I'm not understanding

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

My heart is so broken for Saka, Rashford and Sancho - they (along with the rest of the England team) played so wonderfully and it’s disgraceful that many England fans will choose to voice their disappointment through racial abuse towards these lovely players.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

First day of placement on plastics - I have to be at the hospital for 7am 😭😭

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

5 years

Such an inspiring day at the Women in Surgery conference!! Lots of invaluable advice from some fantastic surgeons -lots to think about concerning a career in surgery! #womeninsurgery @SurgicalScouser

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

2 years

Just to illustrate how this morning is going for me, I got to placement today and realised I had made my tea without a teabag 🥲🥲

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

And then being on a ward round with a couple of them.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

2 years

Been to two med school graduations in the past four days and have barely been able to hold back tears at both. I’m so proud!! Excited to see this new wave of doctors! #LivUniGrad #UCLanGraduates 🥳🥳🥳🥳

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Proud doesn't even begin to explain how I feel 🥺🎊💓

BME Medics Liverpool

@BMEmedicsLiv

3 years

We won society of the year!!🤩 What an insane feeling 🎉 Thank you to everyone who nominated us, we appreciate you all! We’re coming back bigger and better for you all next year 🥳👏🏾

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Feeling very grateful for amazing docs like @vidhimisra for supporting us medical students on placement!💖

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

All the ENT doctors I’ve been on placement with this week and last week have been absolutely wonderful! Does ENT just attract very nice people?

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Just finished the exam and my eyes won’t focus on things anymore 😅

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

My best written exam result was really in the exam I sat at 1am in the morning....

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

This is appalling to read - what kind of care is this????

Ayo خليل

@ayokhalil8

3 years

So on Monday evening, my wife was brought to @uclh hospital by an ambulance after an NHS 111 referral and was left for 2 hours with 10/10 abdominal pain that was so bad she was gasping for her breath and rolling around.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

2 years

Wordle 249 2/6 - my first 2/6 😁😁 ⬛🟩⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

This thread is fantastic but this(!) takes the crown for me!! It’s so important that people have *realistic* idea of what’s actually going on in med school so they can make an informed decision apply for med school; 12hr study days are not a requirement of being a medic!!

Jayden Gittens

@JaydenGittens

4 years

Another point is that due to this increase in freely accesible information about career progression as a medic, it’s easier for younger students to have an idea about what they may be interested in the future, allowing them to pursue this from an earlier stage

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Hey #MedTwitter quick question! Does NYHA stage 5 exist?

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

I love this 🥺🥺

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

2 years

two thousand great british pounds?????

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

As a minority it’s so upsetting and disheartening to have your so-called ‘Britishness’ be dependant on being exceptional at all times. When we’re winning, we’re British - but when we’re losing, we’re ‘just Black’. Big yikes.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Is it your hand she will write the degree with?!

Jamal

@JajaPhD

4 years

Congratulations to her. However, I feel like she should be studying something more STEM-y.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Nothing is more comforting than hearing your friend is confused by the same paper as you 😭😭

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Had the pleasure of attending #MEDWPCON19 today; I t’s been lovely to discuss all things widening participation with a bunch of like-minded people from across the UK! Can’t wait till next year 🎉 @NMS_WP_Forum

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

10 months

🥹🥹🥹

Bilal Ali

@bilalali_yt

10 months

One of the best decisions I made was to invest in a camera 📸. They just capture that extra bit of detail and emotion. Here are some portraits I took from the #ClassOf2023 graduation @LivUniMedicine . It was so nice to see all my old cohort again. Congratulations everyone!!🧑🏽‍🎓

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

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Shirlene Obuobi MD - updates only

@shirleneobuobi

4 years

Can we start paying black students for our free recruitment efforts, or weighing social justice work (which arguably has a bigger impact on our patients than a lot of academic research) more in admissions criteria? #blackinivory #medtwitter

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

1 year

A couple days late BUT!! SJT:✅

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

today's video is in collaboration with medify! check it out here ➡️ #medify

HOW TO WRITE A PERFECT MEDICAL STATEMENT (w/ MEDIFY) | tonitalks

Hey guys!! Writing a medical personal statement can be really difficult - Medify reached out to me so I could try their personal statement services and tell ...

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

First vaccine dose: secured✅

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

Merry Christmas everyone 💖❄️

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@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Today’s the day!🤩

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

THIS!! This is what more universities needed to do this year!!

Dr Rachel Clarke

@doctor_oxford

4 years

Hats off to @WorcCollegeOx for placing all the students to whom they offered places this year - irrespective of their scores in the government's A level debacle. THIS is how you do it guys. Come on everyone, please follow suit 👏👏👏

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

@AzamZiyad @UKFPO I think it has the potential to level the playing field FPAS wise which could be good but the delivery has left much to be desired 😅

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Halfway though my paediatric rotation and I can’t help but think about how strong kids are without even realising it.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

2 years

Wordle 225 3/6 - ngl even I don’t know how I got this one 😂😂 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

4 years

Being one of ~8 black girls from year 7 to year 11 meant being afraid to stand up and call out covert and overt racism bc you didn’t want the teachers to call you disruptive, and when you did call it out amongst students it was rarely taken seriously.

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Anthonia Adefolaju

@AntAdefolaju

3 years

@DoctorMayJay @marinadpol Exactly!!

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@AntAdefolaju

2 years

Wordle 227 3/6 we love to see it ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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