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Mother and daughter graduate with medical degrees on the same day (Photos)
A woman idenfied as Dr. Cynthia Kudji and her daughter, Dr. Jasmine Kudji, have both graduated with medical degrees in Louisiana, United States.
According to a post by the Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation on Facebook, the feat by the two women is the first time to have a mother and daughter “attend medical school at the same time and match at the same institution”.
Pregnant with daughter Jasmine at 23, Cynthia paused her dreams of becoming a doctor then proceeded to pursue a career in nursing, working for almost a decade before deciding to attend medical school.
Dr. Cynthia Kudji of Ghanaian Descent, got a degree in Family Medicine at Louisiana State University Health, while her daughter, Jasmine, also matched in General Surgery at the same University.