01 / Her Story
Oye E. Imoisili Foundation
A life of service, learning, and love.
Dr. Omoye “Oye” Enisegho Imoisili brought uncommon curiosity, compassion, and purpose to every part of her life—as a physician, public-health leader, mentor, woman of faith, traveler, and beloved family member.
02 / Beginnings
Beginnings
A curious mind, already moving toward service.
Oye grew up in Howard County, Maryland. At sixteen, graduated from Centennial High School, and entered Princeton University, where she earned a B.A. in Psychology with a certificate in Neuroscience, graduating in 2008.
Her life joined disciplined learning with wide interests. Music, athletics, languages, travel, and faith accompanied a growing commitment to medicine, public health, and service.
Education, calling, service
One chapter prepared the ground for the next.
From Princeton and the National Institutes of Health to medicine, public health, and commissioned service, each chapter expanded the ways Oye could care for others.
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Princeton · 2008
Psychology and neuroscience
Oye entered Princeton at sixteen, completed a B.A. in Psychology, and earned a certificate in Neuroscience.
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Research year
A year at the National Institutes of Health
A research year at NIH connected her academic foundation with the questions she would pursue through medicine and public health.
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Medical + public health
Columbia and Johns Hopkins
She earned her medical degree from Columbia University and a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
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Clinical training
Yale–New Haven
Her internal-medicine and primary-care training continued at Yale–New Haven, strengthening the clinical foundation of her service.
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Public-health practice
CDC, FDA, and clinical care
Her public-health work included the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service fellowship, service at the FDA, and later work as a CDC medical officer, alongside continued clinical practice.
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Commissioned service
U.S. Public Health Service
Oye joined the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps in 2017 and reached the rank of Commander in 2023.
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Service and connection
The people beside the work
Oye’s service unfolded within a wider community, strengthened by the connection, encouragement, and shared purpose surrounding the work.
The meaning in the record
Her path shows knowledge moving outward—into care, public service, and the steady work of helping others find their way forward.
Her accomplishments mattered not only for what they represented, but for how they widened the reach of her compassion and service.
03 / A Life Fully Lived
Beyond the résumé
Service also took the form of attention.
Oye mentored aspiring physicians, including minority women entering medicine. She traveled to 67 countries and every U.S. state, spoke French and Spanish while improving her Yoruba, and remained devoted to music, sport, faith, family, and friendship.
Her curiosity made the world feel open. Her generosity helped others imagine a wider future for themselves.
From Memory to Continuation
The story remains the starting point.
The Oye E. Imoisili Foundation honors Oye’s legacy by opening doors for Black women and first-generation students interested in medicine, healthcare, and public health.
Through the $500 book scholarship, her commitment to education and service continues by supporting students as they pursue these fields.
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