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==Life==
==Life==
Born in [[England]], [[United Kingdom]] to a mother who is a [[laywer]] and a father who is a [[Nigerian Air Force]] officer and surgeon; Abolarinwa is a native of Illofa, a suburb of [[Oke Ero]] local government area of [[Kwara State]]. She had her primary school education at at Air Force Primary School, [[Kaduna]] and her secondary school education at Air Force Girls Military School, [[Jos]] before she proceeded to study Medicine at the [[University of Ibadan]], [[Ibadan]], graduating in 2004.<ref name="vang"/> Upon graduation, she did her [[internship]] in the Nigerian Air Force Hospital, [[Ikeja]], [[Lagos State]] and thereafter completed her compulsory [[National Youth Service Corps]] service Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna where she worked as a medical officer. In 2009, she got employed by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where she currently works, for her residency training in surgery. In October 2013, she became a certified urologist after she passed the Part 2 [[West African College of Surgeons]] examination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nausonline.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73%3Ameet-dr-abimbola-abolarinwa-nigerias-first-female-urological-surgeon&catid=25%3Anews-and-events&Itemid=55&limitstart=1|title=MEET DR ABIMBOLA ABOLARINWA, NIGERIA'S FIRST FEMALE UROLOGICAL SURGEON|publisher=Nigerian Association of Urological Surgeons|date=10 December 2013|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref>
Born in [[England]], [[United Kingdom]] to a mother who is a [[]] and a father who is a [[Nigerian Air Force]] officer and surgeon; Abolarinwa is a native of Illofa, a suburb of [[Oke Ero]] local government area of [[Kwara State]]. She had her primary school education at at Air Force Primary School, [[Kaduna]] and her secondary school education at Air Force Girls Military School, [[Jos]] before she proceeded to study Medicine at the [[University of Ibadan]], [[Ibadan]], graduating in 2004.<ref name="vang"/> Upon graduation, she did her [[internship]] in the Nigerian Air Force Hospital, [[Ikeja]], [[Lagos State]] and thereafter completed her compulsory [[National Youth Service Corps]] service Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna where she worked as a medical officer. In 2009, she got employed by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where she currently works, for her residency training in surgery. In October 2013, she became a certified urologist after she passed the Part 2 [[West African College of Surgeons]] examination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nausonline.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73%3Ameet-dr-abimbola-abolarinwa-nigerias-first-female-urological-surgeon&catid=25%3Anews-and-events&Itemid=55&limitstart=1|title=MEET DR ABIMBOLA ABOLARINWA, NIGERIA'S FIRST FEMALE UROLOGICAL SURGEON|publisher=Nigerian Association of Urological Surgeons|date=10 December 2013|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref>


==References==
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Abimbola Abolarinwa
Born
Abimbola Ayodeji Abolarinwa

1980 (age 43–44)
NationalityNigerian
Occupations
Years active2006–present
Children2

Abimbola Ayodeji Abolarinwa (born c. 1980), is a Nigerian physician who is regarded as the first female urologist in Nigeria.[1]

Life

Born in England, United Kingdom to a mother who is a lawyer and a father who is a Nigerian Air Force officer and surgeon; Abolarinwa is a native of Illofa, a suburb of Oke Ero local government area of Kwara State. She had her primary school education at at Air Force Primary School, Kaduna and her secondary school education at Air Force Girls Military School, Jos before she proceeded to study Medicine at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, graduating in 2004.[1] Upon graduation, she did her internship in the Nigerian Air Force Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos State and thereafter completed her compulsory National Youth Service Corps service Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna where she worked as a medical officer. In 2009, she got employed by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where she currently works, for her residency training in surgery. In October 2013, she became a certified urologist after she passed the Part 2 West African College of Surgeons examination.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Orakpo, Ebele (24 May 2015). "My job is not family friendly —Abolarinwa, Nigeria's first female urologist". Vanguard News. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ^ "MEET DR ABIMBOLA ABOLARINWA, NIGERIA'S FIRST FEMALE UROLOGICAL SURGEON". Nigerian Association of Urological Surgeons. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2016.