In this episode of MNEMOS: Med School & Beyond, we sit down with Princess Yaa Benson, medical student, social entrepreneur, and founder who is redefining what it means to be a healthcare professional in training.

From transitioning out of respiratory therapy to pursuing medicine, to building a CPR training movement across Ghana, Princess shares how clinical excellence alone isn’t enough to solve systemic healthcare challenges. She dives into leadership, entrepreneurship, research, and the importance of starting early despite doubt, burnout, and limited support.

This conversation is a powerful reminder that medicine goes beyond the bedside and that your impact can start now.

🎧 If you're a healthcare student or early-career professional, this episode will challenge you to think bigger, act earlier, and do more.

In this February 2026 episode of MNEMOS: Med School & Beyond, Dr. Richeal Shola Makinde sits down with Dr. Tetteh Odjidja, an Occupational and Public Health Physician based in Tarkwa, Ghana, to unpack a specialty many medical students rarely hear about but one that quietly protects lives, livelihoods, and entire workplaces.

From heartbreaking workplace injury stories to real-world cases where a single clinical decision prevents death or disaster, Dr. Odjidja explains what occupational medicine truly involves: risk assessment, ergonomics, safety-critical fitness decisions, rehabilitation, workman’s compensation, and the legal/ethical responsibilities behind every “fit” or “unfit” signature.

This conversation also highlights why occupational health in Ghana still has major gaps especially the absence of a national Occupational Health & Safety Bill and what advocacy, policy, and systems change could look like in the next decade. If you’ve ever wondered about alternative medical career paths with strong impact, flexibility, and systems-level relevance this one is for you.

We’re kicking off 2026 with a powerful conversation on health equity, rural healthcare access, and what it truly takes to bring care to the doorstep of underserved communities.

In this episode, we sit with Osei Kwadwo Boateng, Founder and Executive Director of the OKB Hope Foundation, a Ghanaian changemaker whose work is transforming preventive healthcare delivery through the Hope Health Van, a fully equipped mobile medical clinic that provides screening, diagnostics, consultations, medication, and health education in remote parts of Ghana.

Osei shares the deeply personal story that shaped his mission, the sacrifices behind building a mission-driven organization from the ground up, and the moment during an early outreach that confirmed this work was urgent—when a community member’s blood pressure was found to be dangerously high, and immediate intervention saved her life.

We also explore:

• Why “access” isn’t enough without reliable access to quality healthcare

• The realities of staffing and resourcing rural health facilities in Ghana

• How OKB supports follow-up care for chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes

• The role of trust, community leadership, and local collaboration in effective community health

• Osei’s vision to reach 1 million people in the next 3–5 years, and build a scalable model across Africa

• His newer initiative, One Health, designed to help diaspora families and organizations secure dependable care for loved ones and employees in Ghana

A timely episode for anyone passionate about public health, primary care, prevention, community medicine, and systems-level impact.

🎧 Listen, share, and let’s keep the conversation going—because healthcare is a basic right, not a privilege.