<p>Microbioz India also got an opportunity to have an interview with Dr. Mustapha Abubakar Jamda, Associate Professor and Head of Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Science, University of Abuja, Nigeria. The professor defines success as creating a positive impact on people&#039;s lives particularly those who are not in a position to pay you back.</p><p><strong>Microbioz India: </strong>Talk about a time when you had to work closely with someone whose personality was very different from yours.</p><p><strong>Dr. Mustapha:</strong> I have worked with many people who have different personalities from mine. Some were very sweet while others were not too pleasant. Let me talk on the ones who were not too pleasant: it is very big task when one puts himself at edge almost all the time. However, I welcome communication with all kinds of people. Once I noticed, I made extra efforts to understand the person better and avoided the things that could lead to conflict. It&#039;s always an opportunity to learn from another person.</p><p><strong>Microbioz India:</strong> How would you define “success” for someone in your chosen career?</p><p><strong>Dr. Mustapha :</strong> Success is defined based on the goals individuals set for themselves. However, success at the end of the day is being able to create an impact on people&#039;s lives positively. It goes beyond just achieving personal gratifications. Microbioz India: Which part in your struggle life and as well as in academic life you are most proud of?</p><p><strong>Dr. Mustapha : </strong>It is the moments in which I could create something impactful for the lives of people who are not in a position to pay me back. I mean doing good for the sake of doing good. No reward either in cash or kind is expected.</p><p><strong>Microbioz India:</strong> Describe times in the past year when you have been most upset with yourself at work and career.</p><p><strong>Dr. Mustapha : </strong>The time I was most upset in the past one year was the period when we were starting a rural health facility in the University. There were many challenges that needed action beyond me. All efforts to get a buy-in or the authority to share my vision for the facility did not yield the desired result. Nobody around seemed to be on my side or meet my expectations of helping hand.</p><p><strong>Microbioz India</strong>: What do you consider the most important contribution of your academic experiences have made to this Institute / Department?  What was your role?</p><p><strong>Dr. Mustapha :</strong> I started the department of Community Medicine from the scratch as I was appointed the acting head of department, when there was nothing on ground. I was also one of the first staff to be employed in the department and the College of Health Sciences. So, the ch