she/her | PGY-0🩺 | anti-white supremacy | baker| FamilyMed | Interested in community care | 🇳🇬
Joined August 2020
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23 Aug 2020
Welcome everybody! My name is Ify (ee-ph-ee) Nweke (new-week-key). A little bit about me for those who don’t know me. I love to cook and bake. I’m a dual-citizen (Nigeria and US). I watch Christmas movies year round. I love Black women. I’m guided by my faith, love, and justice.
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This is why I recommend everyone see their PCP!
Apr 27
Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, getting preventative cancer screenings..all of that
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Mar 23
Beyond excited to share I matched at UCLA for orthopaedic surgery!!
I’m so grateful to my mentors for helping me navigate this path and to my family for being my inspiration. #match2026
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Mar 18
I've seen no fewer than 15 Black women post about matching to OB/GYN this week, which is such a gift to our society given the horrific state of maternal mortality in America. These brilliant doctors are going to keep so many women safe throughout their careers.
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Why is dental insurance and vision insurance separate from regular health insurance?
Are your teeth and eyes not a part of your body?????
Jan 2
Why is health insurance tied to a job? People get paid less bc of it and you’re SOL if you’re fired. Makes no sense.
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13 Dec 2025
Yes and yes!!
11 Dec 2025
would you choose your mom again in another lifetime?
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4 Oct 2025
Only one person understood why I wore pink scrubs today
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2 Oct 2025
This is bad news. This is very bad news.
The US government has stopped the funding of PubMed, the most comprehensive database of biomedical literature.
Why would you do this? This database it literally a matter of life and death.
ALT A screenshot of a notice on PubMed's homepage saying the it may not be updated because of a lapse in government funding.
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25 Aug 2025
USMLE Hematology Tip: Factor VII has the shortest half-life of the major clotting factors (~4–6 hours). It’s the first to drop when warfarin is started. That’s why we monitor with PT/INR—only PT captures Factor VII, not PTT. Warfarin → Factor VII falls first → PT/INR goes up.
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25 Aug 2025
When I was bored I would watch Grey’s to spot medical inaccuracies, and use it to learn what was actually correct.
24 Aug 2025
I wonder how attorneys feel about Suits and how doctors feel about Grey’s.
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21 Aug 2025
Me stopping people mid-sentence on a daily basis to teach them how to spell or pronounce my name!
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8 Aug 2025
One major issue I have with encouraging students to “do research during med school” to earn a residency spot is that it cheapens what research actually is. It sends the message that research is something you squeeze in between learning physiology, primary care, surgery, and everything else. Good research takes TIME, focus and real intellectual investment. Treating it like a side hobby shows a lack of respect for what good researchers actually do.
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5 Aug 2025
Love when my attendings say my note is perfect! No changes!
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17 Jul 2025
Calling my mom to ask her to tell me I’m not stupid because the gap between being a good medical student and being a good intern is larger than the Grand Canyon.
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16 Jul 2025
I passed step 2, and got a reasonable score for my application. I’m so proud of myself. It’s not a fancy shiny top end score but I’m proud of the work I put in. I studies almost full time at the beach for a month, took care of myself, and really approached the test to learn.
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17 Jul 2025
Proud and inspired. Your average is AMAZING ❤️
Suni Lee shouted out her doctor after she won Best Comeback award at the ESPYS ❤️
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18 Jul 2025
Family medicine is such a beautiful speciality! What a blessing and honour to be able to do this work. I am managing diabetes, prenatal care, postpartum care, HIV, peds, OB, and wellness check all in my first week. I’m seeing anything and everything. I love it!
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