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Behind The Scenes in Health

Recent thinking on healthcare, technology, and alternative careers for healthcare professionals.

4 September 2022

3: Careers Outside Clinical Medicine

In this episode, we looked at the various careers options outside clinical medicine. This conversation is very timely as we realized that a lot of persons are looking at pivoting outside clinical medicine but do not know how.The team : Dr. Olawale, Dr. Chidiebere, and Dr. Mariam were on this one.Enj

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8 June 2022

15. How to Write a Good Curriculum Vitae ( CV).

A CV is your way of telling your potential employer why they should hire you. It is what gets you in front of the recruiter and lands you that first interview. Getting your CV wrong means you might not land interviews and automatically get a job.In this episode, we talk about the basics of getting y

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30 May 2022

14. Career Options Outside Clinical Medicine

In this episode, we looked at the various careers options outside clinical medicine. This conversation is very timely as we realized that a lot of persons are looking at pivoting outside clinical medicine but do not know how or what area to go into.Enjoy the show!Listen, Subscribe, Share!Listen to t

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30 May 2022

13. Transitioning into Public Health with Dr. Okechukwu Amako

Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health. It is wide discipline that cuts across several areas including biostatistics, epidemiology and community health. On today's episode, we have Dr. Okechukwu Amako who is a licensed medical doctor, and cu

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24 May 2022

12. Getting into Healthcare Management

The future of healthcare management involves sound management teams. Healthcare facilities no matter the size or scale must be managed.So, if you are desirous of playing in the healthcare space without coming in contact with patients, healthcare management is a good option.Listen to the Podcast:http

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16 May 2022

11. Getting Into Health Informatics

Health Informatics is an emerging field that sits at the intersection of medicine, engineering and computer science. According to the BMJ, it is the science of how we collect, analyze, and use health information to improve health and healthcare.In this episode, we explore what Health Informatics is

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1 April 2022

10: Navigating a Toxic Workplace

Most of healthcare workplaces are toxic, and cause a lot of problems for healthcare workers including anxiety, burnout, and worry.In this episode, we define a toxic work place, describe key features of a toxic workplace, and finally share solutions on how to navigate your way around.Listen to the Po

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28 March 2022

9: Non Coding Roles in Tech for Healthcare Workers

Health Tech is simply the application of technology in delivering healthcare services. The benefits are enormous as well as the use case scenarios.In this episode, we explore the various roles that healthcare workers can fit into without knowing how to learn a single line of code!Enjoy the podcast.I

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24 March 2022

8. Top Tips for Medical House Officers.

House officers in Nigeria are left to figure out things themselves with little or no orientation. According to Dr. Debo Odulana, it is literally being thrown into  the deep despite being the newest member of the team.This episode explores what a house officer needs to know, the hacks, how to manage

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21 March 2022

7: How to Get into Clinical Research

Clinical research is essential  to the development of new medical treatments including drugs and medical devices. Clinical research enables researchers to gather valuable knowledge to advance medical insights around the world.In this episode, we explore what skills you need to get into clinical rese

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13 March 2022

6: How to Build a Brand on Twitter as a Healthcare Professional with Dr. John Afam

The world has become a global village, and social media currently drives and shapes most of the conversations that we have today. The number of individuals on social media keeps growing everyday.In this episode, Dr. John Afam explores the key reasons why healthcare professionals need to be on social

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7 March 2022

5: The Salary Dilemma of Healthcare Workers in Nigeria

It is no news that Nigerian healthcare workers battle with salary issues. There are issues that range from poor salary to salaries not being paid on time. We have stories about healthcare workers being owed for 6 months to 18 months at a stretch.In this episode, we explore the challenges around this

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