Daughter of the renowned novelist, late Chinua Achebe, Dr. Maureen Achebe has received the Brigham and Women’s Hospital 2024 Faculty Development and Diversity Awards.
Her brother and chairman of the African Integrated Development Enterprise Public Benefit Corporation, Chidi Achebe, revealed this in a LinkedIn post on July 2.
Chidi stated that the hospital, a premier teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School based in Boston, Massachusetts, notified Maureen of her award in a letter dated July 2, 2024, which he also shared.
The post read, “2024 Faculty Development and Diversity Awards
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“To God be the glory always! Ekenedili Chukwunna! Very big deal at Harvard! All glory to God!
“Maureen Okam-Achebe, President, AIDE Healthcare International, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Director, Harvard University’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital Outpatient Infusion Centre. Also Clinical Director, Non-Malignant Hematology Clinic. Director, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Sickle Cell Programme and Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Triple-board certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology, and Internal Medicine. Alumnus of the University of Port Harcourt Medical School and the M.T. Chan Harvard School of Public Health.
“Sweetie: Very proud of you. Keep on keeping on!”