Faculty: Medicine
Program: Master of Public Health
Year: 2019
Country: Nigeria
Marian is described by her lecturers as being resilient, hardworking, and an innovative person. She obtained her Bachelor in Animal and Environmental Biology from the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Nigeria, where she graduated with a first-class honors degree and ranked as the best student in the department. She received the Stephen Oluwole Awokoya foundation award for science education in Nigeria, as a result of her academic achievements. Marian is passionate about contributing her quota to develop society and has volunteered with NGO’s whose mission focuses on human development, she’s also a Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) West Africa alumnus. During her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), she volunteered to teach and mentor students to help them excel in their academics, and provided them with writing materials. She was recognized as an outstanding ambassador by the Youth Development Center of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, as she promoted online and offline campaigns to create awareness on the dangers of Irregular Migration. She is the coordinator of an NGO, Humanity Project Africa, and led a team of health professionals to provide free health care services to over 150 people in a rural community in South Nigeria.
Marian believes a Master’s degree in Public Health at UBC will expose her to advanced knowledge and innovative techniques which will equip her to engage in impact-driven research projects which will provide evidence for decision and policy makers in Nigeria’s health sector, and offer sustainable solutions to Epidemiology-related concerns both locally and internationally. She’s particularly excited about learning from academics who are key players in public health in Canada and beyond. She looks forward to interacting with outstanding scholars and establishing solid social networks for future collaborations.