Student disowned for leaving seminary bags straight A’s in medical school
Student disowned for leaving seminary bags straight A’s in medical school
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?
“Here are his first-semester results. Straight A’s!
“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.
Ejem’s story gained public attention in August 2025 when Onyia announced that he would sponsor the student’s education after learning that his family had withdrawn financial support following his decision to leave the seminary.
In a post on August 27, 2025, Onyia disclosed that Ejem had scored 342 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and obtained eight distinctions in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination.
He said the student’s family had stopped funding his education after he left the seminary to pursue his ambition.
“We can’t let such a brilliant talent waste. We will take up his education and sponsor him through ISEE,” Onyia wrote at the time.
On September 8, 2025, Onyia announced that Ejem had secured admission to study Medicine and Surgery at Ebonyi State University through his academic performance.
In October 2025, he further disclosed that the student’s first-year tuition had been fully paid through the sponsorship programme.
According to Onyia, Ejem left the seminary because he believed becoming a medical doctor was his calling and wanted to use the profession to help poor people in his community.
The latest result marks another milestone in the student’s pursuit of his ambition, with his education continuing under the sponsorship arrangement.
