Kenya: Kenyan-Born Man Makes 171-Year History in US as First African at Helm of Minnesota Medical Association (MMA)

A Kenyan-born medical doctor has made history as the first African at the helm of the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) since its inception in 1853.

At age 12, Edwin Bogonko knew medical practice was calling and he would end up a doctor. Growing up in Kisii, located in the southwestern part of Kenya, he lived with a younger brother who suffered from heart disease, necessitating the family to make frequent hospital visits, an experience that birthed his passion for medicine.

Bogonko trained…