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Behind The Scenes in Health

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

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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28 February 2022

4: Financial Planning for Healthcare Workers with Kalu Aja and Eke Urum

This episode picks up from a recent conversation on our Twitter Spaces' session about the poor salary of Nigerian healthcare workers. Mr. Kalu Aja of www.kaluaja.org and Mr. Eke Urum of Risevest broke down the rudiments of financial planning. They shared tips on how to invest, spotting bad investmen

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24 February 2022

2: Meet The Team

Meet the wonderful team who make this podcast possible especially our weekly conversations on Twitter Spaces. They are in no particular order Dr. Ronald Ikpe, Dr. Chidiebere, Dr. Mariam Toye, Dr. Lolu Jubril, and Dr. Olawale.You get to know them and what makes them tick!Enjoy the episode and you can

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24 February 2022

1: Introduction to Behind The Scenes in Health

In this episode, I share the idea behind the podcast, the journey so far trying to bring it to life. I also share the way it is going to run, how frequent it is going to be, and most importantly, how you can be part of the conversation.For more questions and inquiries,you can reach us on podcast@mri

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