Touching Moment: Nigerian Physician Living in the UK Reconnects with Old Biology Instructor, Now a Colleague

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A 30-year-old UK-based Nigerian doctor, Azeezat Sanusi known as Dr Zee, has shared a heartwarming moment of reuniting with her former secondary school biology teacher, who now works as a nurse at the same hospital where she is employed as a doctor.

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The reunion, captured in a video now trending social media on Monday from her TikTok handle #zeemed_, showed the two reflecting on their journey from the classroom in Nigeria to working together in the United Kingdom.

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Introducing him in the clip, Dr Zee said, “I’m here with my secondary school biology teacher. He currently works as a nurse at the hospital where I work as a doctor. Like, how cool is that?”

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She described the experience as surreal, adding, “It just feels amazing that we’re here today. You’re a registered nurse and I am a doctor.”

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Responding, the former teacher, identified as Nurse Sunday, expressed pride in his former student.

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“Which is what everyone prays for.,”he said.

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During the conversation, Dr Zee admitted she was not among the brightest students during her secondary school days.

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“You taught me biology in secondary school. To be honest, I don’t even think I was particularly smart in secondary school. I was quite naughty. I was very playful,” she said.

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The doctor jokingly told her former teacher that he likely would not have predicted she would become a medical doctor.

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“If you had to guess at that point which of your students was going to become a doctor, I don’t think you would have chosen me,” she said.

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Laughing, Nurse Sunday agreed, saying, “I wouldn’t have chosen you.”

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Dr Zee added that she “didn’t like biology” while in school, making the reunion even more remarkable.

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According to her social media profile, Dr Zee is both a General Medical Council-registered doctor and a Nursing and Midwifery Council-registered professional in the United Kingdom.

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