At 13, a Nigerian immigrant in Rhode Island became temporarily homeless; years later, he is a neuro ICU nurse at the same state’s largest hospital and now mentors future healthcare workers
Badaru’s story goes from a homeless teenager to a healthcare professional helping critically ill patients and now a mentor training the next generation of Rhode Island’s healthcare workforce. At 13, Usman Badaru arrived in Rhode Island from Nigeria with his father and older sister, expecting a new beginning but knowing little about how to navigate…