Obaland Magazine turns on the Spotlight on a Nigerian Medical Doctor who is a footballer and also a Showbiz King, he speaks recently with Chidinma Tijani about his experience on the frontline and more.
Let’s meet you?
My name is Kenechukwu Chukwuemeka.I am a Medical Doctor and an MD. Irish General Practitioner with a passion for Emergency Medicine. Stepped foot into the halls of Medical school 14- years ago in Bucharest. I have never looked back since then. Love what I do and I’m very sure what I do loves me. I am here to connect with like-minded people. I am Thirty-three -years -old. I have been told countless times, you look too young to be a Doctor, but this is what a Doctor actually looks like having Clinical experience in various specialties helps you understand not just the human being, but life in general joining others in showing there’s life in and out of Medicine.
Dr, don’t you get tired of studying, not long after your general surgery, you still went to study Emergency medicine? How do you feel getting all this study? What the ideas behind it?
A medical career is endless years of studying so getting used to it is a must. I have got used to it. I do get tired of studying but this is where music and having fun comes into the mix. I worked in Emergency Medicine about five- years ago for almost two- years and six months. I am considering going back.
If the President asks you to come back home to work in one of the biggest hospitals in Nigeria will you leave the country you are in?
Wow, that’s great news. I won’t think twice if the opportunity arises to come back home and work. There are more people in serious need of Medical Care back home and I’ll be more than glad to come back.
Being a Family Dr? How do you cope?
My work is a way of life, so no room for coping. It’s already a lifestyle and I have well adjusted to it for a long time.
Dr don’t you get tired of studying and not long you went into Emergency medicine? How do you feel getting all this study? What the ideas behind it?
A medical career is endless years of studying so getting used to it is a must. I have got used to it. I do get tired of studying, but this is where Music and having fun come into the mix.
I worked in Emergency Medicine about five -years- ago for almost 2 and a half years. I am considering going back.
Will you move to the medical field for Nollywood?
I wouldn’t leave medicine for Nollywood. I’ll bring it with me.
How many Nigerians have you treated so far?
I have lost count of how many Nigerians, I have treated but quite a few.
How long have you been away?
I have been away for almost 14 -years now.
How does 33 looks on you?
33 -years -old to me is the start of life-loving it. I’ve settled down already with life.
What’s your ideal woman?
I don’t have an ideal woman. Everyone is ideal. I’m just not lucky.
When did you start having a thing for Nollywood or Acting? What steps are you taking to get a role?
I loved acting since I was a kid, love it more now knowing I can act and no longer as shy. I’m not taking many steps, good things come when you are least prepared.
Let end with how do you cope Health section Music, Acting?
As a Medical Doctor who has a lot of love for the Movie Industry, am not an Actor yet or but I hope to impress Nollywood someday. Music on the other hand is a way of life. Let the rhythm guide you. No coping involved when you enjoy what you do.
