A Doctor's Guide toFacing Failure
What They Didn't Tell You About Medical School
For every doctor who's ever stumbled, and every student who's still finding their footing.
About the Book
A raw, honest exploration of failure in medicine and the resilience it takes to keep going
What They Didn't Tell You About Medical School
“I got endless advice on how to pass exams and achieve success, but why did no one tell me about facing failure?”
In “A Doctor's Guide to Facing Failure,” Hadassah shares the story of Sade Adu, who walked into medical school already called “Doctor” long before she'd earned it. What followed was the raw, unfiltered reality of becoming a doctor in Nigeria, where night classes turn out to be illusions, and the dental mirror doesn't just reveal teeth but the word FAILURE staring back.
Yet this is not only a story of falling. It's about learning to rise, about scars that don't destroy but reshape. Honest, funny, and painfully relatable, this book is for every student, dreamer, and struggler who has ever asked: Am I enough?
Real Stories
Honest accounts from medical professionals
Community
Connect with others who understand
Practical Tools
Strategies for resilience and growth
Empathy
Written with compassion and understanding
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Meet the Author
A physician who understands the weight of failure and the courage it takes to face it
Hadassah
Hadassah is a Nigerian medical doctor, writer, and storyteller whose scars became her message. During her years in medical and dental school, she served as two-time editor-in-chief for the Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA) and pioneer editor-in-chief for University of Medical Sciences Dental Students Association (UDENSA). In these offices, she honed her editorial skills. When she isn't writing or practising medicine, she serves with the Christian Medical and Dental Association, loves travelling across Nigeria, and journals her reflections with humour and grace.
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