UMHS grad Dr. Cynthia Kudji Sylvester & Dr. Jasmine Kudji on Apple TV’s ‘Gutsy,’ Residency & more

UMHS 2020 graduate Dr. Cynthia Kudji Sylvester and her daughter Dr. Jasmine Kudji are two gutsy women indeed. Back in spring 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Cynthia Kudji Sylvester matched into the family medicine residency program at LSU Health Systems in New Orleans. Her daughter Dr. Jasmine Kudji also matched into LSU Health Systems in general surgery. When we interviewed them for the UMHS Endeavour, the story of a mother-and-daughter doctor duo matching into the same hospital system went viral worldwide. They were on “NBC Nightly News,” “The Today Show with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush,” profiled in People magazine, and more. The Kudjis were approached by the producers of “Gutsy,” an Apple TV + series hosted by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton. “Gutsy” is an eight-episode series featuring such renowned women as comedians Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer, famous mother and daughter actors Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson, comedy writer Amber Ruffin, TV star Mariska Hargitay, activist Dr. Jane Goodall, and unsung heroes like Dr. Cynthia Kudji Sylvester and Dr. Jasmine Kudji—all women who, as Apple TV puts it, “make us laugh and inspire us to be [gutsier].” The UMHS Endeavour recently spoke to the Kudjis about “Gutsy” and also what they have been up to since starting their residencies. To read her in-depth interview with Scott Harrah, MA, Director of Digital Content & Alumni Communications Liaison at UMHS, please visit: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/umhs-grad-dr.-cynthia-kudji-sylvester-dr.-jasmine-kudji-on-tvs-gutsy-residency-more

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