Today over half the medical schools in the US are studying the relationship between spirituality and medicine. Since 1996, a Boston conference has been exploring the trend.
Ekiyokere Diffa—or Eki, as she's known to her friends—is a Nigerian who received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Business Administration from Principia College, did graduate work in Environmental Management at Tufts University, and earned a Master's in Environmental Assessment and Evaluation from the London School of Economics.