Bennet Omalu Accomplishments

Ha! A twelve year old boy, you say he wants to be a doctor in America! He can’t get a job out of this village let alone this country. He will never make it, he will not ever be able to pay for med school. This is what many people thought of the young Nigerian, Bennet Omalu, when they heard about his plans. Omalu is the discoverer of a very serious head condition called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Bennet Omalu was born in Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War. He proved his doubters wrong by attending college at age 12 and medical school at age 16. Omalu was very gifted and did well in school. Today, Omalu holds a total of eight advanced degrees and board certifications. Those include his MD and his MBA(Ott). The Nigerian doctor, Bennet Omalu, is an admirable person because he has a determined, hardworking, and persevering mindset that has helped him prove his work was valid and saved many lives through it. Omalu’s goals would have not been accomplished if he …show more content…
He had one goal since he was a little boy, to graduate from medical school. Omalu was very hardworking and he graduated from The University of Nigeria. Omalu later became a neuropathologist in the United States. Omalu was born during the Nigerian Civil War, and the war caused his family to flee from their home. The family moved around a lot when he was a young child, all they took was the belongings on their backs("Bennet Omalu"). Omalu was confused early in his life with all the conflicts going on, but one day it hit him that he wanted to be a doctor. He later accomplished the one goal he had set for himself. Omalu came out of one of the worst places and worst times and he still succeeded. Omalu spent hours upon hours studying, researching, and testing. Those countless hours of hard work paid off in the end when he finally achieved his