Onyinyechukuwu Okorji, D.O. is a future surgeon whose tenacity and philanthropic mindset has been highly recognized. She is an alumna of Temple University and a graduate of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Okorji has served as president of the Nigerian Ameican Young Adults Association. She has traveled to India for medical missions and seeks to travel to Nigeria in 2018 for another mission focusing primarily on health education. Okorji hopes to bring awareness to different medical issues that could be prevented with early detection Her goal is to open a non-profit organization to help underprivileged children in achieving their goals.
Nominated by theNigerian American Young Adults Association