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Stellenbosch University graduates one of South Africa’s youngest doctors | SA News

Stellenbosch University has capped one of the youngest medical doctors to qualify in South Africa after 21-year-old David Obagbuwa graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree at the December graduation ceremony.

Mr Obagbuwa began his medical studies at the age of 15, joining the university’s 2020 intake of medical students. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, he moved to South Africa with his family at the age of 11 and completed his schooling at Kharwastan Secondary School in Durban.

Despite the challenges of starting university at a young age and studying during the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr Obagbuwa said being accepted into the university had been a dream…

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