Student disowned for leaving seminary bags straight A’s in medical school

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A student disowned by his family for leaving the seminary to study medicine has bagged straight A’s in his first semester at Ebonyi State University. Read More:…

A medical student at Ebonyi State University, Ejem Ifechukwu, who was reportedly disowned by his family for leaving the seminary to pursue his ambition of becoming a doctor, has recorded a perfect 5.00 cumulative grade point average in his first-semester examinations.

His academic performance was shared on Thursday by the Chief Executive Officer of Educare, Alex Onyia, in a post on X, alongside an image of the student’s first-semester result for the 2025/2026 academic session.

Onyia, who is sponsoring Ejem’s education through the ISEE platform, celebrated the achievement, describing his performance as straight A’s.

“Remember Ejem Paul Ifechukwu, whose family disowned him in Ebonyi State because he left the seminary to pursue his dream of becoming a medical doctor?

“We are funding his education and supporting his dream of becoming a medical doctor,” he wrote.

The result showed that Ejem, a student in the university’s Department of Medicine and Surgery, registered 11 courses with a total of 20 credit units and obtained an A in every course.

He scored 72 in General Biology I, 78 in General Biology Practical I, 87 in General Chemistry I and 84 in General Chemistry Practical I.

He also scored 90 in Introduction to Computing Sciences, 77 in Medical Genetics, 84 in Introduction to Igbo Language and Culture I, 88 in Communication in English I, 80 in Elementary Mathematics I, 81 in General Physics I and 82 in General Physics Practical I.

The result showed a grade point average of 5.00, placing him in the first-class category under the university’s grading system. The student’s result. Photo: Alex Onyia on X

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