Maureen Achebe, daughter of the late literary icon Chinua Achebe, has been honored with the Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital Award.
Achebe, an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, continues her family’s legacy of excellence.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a renowned academic medical center and premier teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School based in Boston, Massachusetts, notified Achebe of the award in a letter dated July 2, as shared by her sibling, Chidi Achebe.
The letter stated, “The 2024 Faculty Awards designation acknowledges the exceptional achievements of BWH faculty in one or more of the four pillars of academic life: clinical care, research, education, and community service.”
In addition to her academic role, Achebe is a commissioner on the Lancet Non-Communicable Disease and Injuries (NCDI) Nigeria Poverty Commission, where she serves as a sickle cell disease expert. She coordinates the identification and prioritization of policies, interventions, and integrated delivery platforms to tackle and reduce the SCD burden in Nigeria.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital will honor Maureen Achebe for her significant achievements on October 28, 2024.
