Rishawn Dindial is a MD/MBA candidate at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is also the founder of Memoryz, a software company that aims to revolutionize dementia care. Rishawn earned a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience and biology from the University of Toronto in 3 years, and he worked in full-time roles at Uber and Maple before moving to America for medical school.

In today’s episode, Rishawn talks about his path to medical school, starting a software company without a background in computer science, his plans to build an interdisciplinary career at an intersection of medicine, tech, and business, and more.

This episode was made possible by the generous support of the University Students’ Council at Western University.

Producer: Jay.

Timestamps:

(2:01); Educational background

(3:00); Why Rishawn decided to finish undergrad in 3 years

(5:27); The type of person Rishawn was in undergrad

(8:50); Mentorship

(11:38); Working at Uber and Maple

(16:50); Building a software company without a background in CS

(19:05); How medicine, business, and tech fit together 

(21:51); Why an MD/MBA program in America

(27:36); Founding Memoryz

(33:36); Managing studying for STEP 1, running a company, and being a full-time MD/MBA student

(37:37); Things undergrads should pay more attention to

(42:34); Advice for students in science