In this raw and vulnerable episode, I take you on a journey from broken emergency rooms where administrators and clinicians speak different languages, through my frustration with MBA programs that teach theory while students will face chaos, to the creation of an integrated learning ecosystem that bridges clinical reality, business constraints, technology limitations, and the African healthcare context. I confront the brutal math of impact: one doctor saves patients one at a time, but one eco...
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In this raw and vulnerable episode, I take you on a journey from broken emergency rooms where administrators and clinicians speak different languages, through my frustration with MBA programs that teach theory while students will face chaos, to the creation of an integrated learning ecosystem that bridges clinical reality, business constraints, technology limitations, and the African healthcare context. I confront the brutal math of impact: one doctor saves patients one at a time, but one eco...
There's a special kind of hell that comes with career transition. You're too clinical for the boardroom, too business-minded for the bedside, and you don't fully belong anywhere. I've sat in MBA classes feeling like a fraud who doesn't understand finance. I've stood in hospital corridors being told I've 'lost touch' with real medicine. This is about the identity crisis nobody warns you about, how to build credibility when you're stuck between two worlds, and why your hybrid expertise is actua...
You think you don't have a personal brand? Wrong. Every LinkedIn post you don't make, every conference you skip, every time you introduce yourself as 'just a doctor' - that's your brand talking. And in South African healthcare consulting, where relationships and reputation are everything, your brand determines whether you get the call or get forgotten. This is how to build professional presence without feeling like a sellout, establish thought leadership that actually matters, and why healthc...
Your clinical credentials got you respect in the hospital. In the business world? They mean almost nothing without a network. This is the hard truth about building professional connections when you've spent your career in clinical silos - why your med school friends can't help you anymore, which conferences are actually worth your time and money, and LinkedIn strategies that don't make you feel like a sleazy self-promoter. Let's talk about the networking pivot nobody prepared us for. Hit subs...
Why would an emergency medicine physician trade the bedside for an MBA? Because saving one patient at a time isn't enough when the system is broken. In this introductory episode, I share my journey from clinical frustration to healthcare business impact, and why healthcare desperately needs professionals who speak both languages. Hit subscribe so these confessions land in your feed. Connect with me on LinkedIn. I want to hear your story, your struggles, your 4 a.m. realizations about healthca...
In this raw and vulnerable episode, I take you on a journey from broken emergency rooms where administrators and clinicians speak different languages, through my frustration with MBA programs that teach theory while students will face chaos, to the creation of an integrated learning ecosystem that bridges clinical reality, business constraints, technology limitations, and the African healthcare context. I confront the brutal math of impact: one doctor saves patients one at a time, but one eco...
