'Everybody needs to be heard, everybody needs to be seen, everyone wants to be valued.'
, so it's not surprising that seeing a non-white medical image has been a jaw-dropping experience for so many people. POPSUGAR spoke with Ibe about the driving force behind these inclusive illustrations and his future plans in medicine.Ibe, a member of the Association of Future African Neurosurgeons , a network that provides mentorship and learning resources to African medical students, noticed that none of the medical illustrations were of Black people.
Now as a medical student at the Kyiv Medical University in Ukraine, Ibe also holds several creative roles. He is the chief medical illustrator at the, the Young African Neurosurgeons Forum, and AFAN. Ibe ultimately hopes to see people, especially Black men, value themselves and their health through his illustrations."I intend to give back," Ibe said about his future plans outside of neurosurgery. He aims to donate some of his illustrations to medical institutions who cannot afford to pay for many supplies as well as raise money for people who can't afford to pay for school. It's important to him to help support his community and a new generation of medical professionals.
When asked if his images would only live on the web, Ibe mentioned that one of his beloved medical institutions, the Boston Medical Center, has reached out to him about getting his work published. So while we wait for the printed edition of his work, ahead, see some of his popular illustrations which center the global Black community.
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