The Scrubbed In Show by Peerr

In this week’s episode Geraint shares his journey from clinical medicine to public health, inventing the concept for ‘Virtual Wards’ to now being the Director of Population Health at Microsoft.   We discussed: 👩‍⚕️ First few years in clinical medicine 👨‍⚕️ Practising as an ED doctor in Australia -> coming back to the UK ⚕️Building a career in public health 🗣️ Explaining what public health is...

In this week’s episode Harry shares how he merged his background in healthcare within the NHS together with his passion for software engineering to ultimately founding Open Medical.  🤔 Designing and developing software since age of 14 🛠️ Natural inclination towards engineering and design 🏥 Deciding to pursue a career in orthopaedics 🩺 Exercising + suppressing engineering tendencies during surgi...

This week we share Dr Janak’s journey from clinical medicine to working within healthcare operations, technology + consulting for large corporates, public sector and start-up environments.    Topics Discussed: ⚕️ Motivations to study medicine 💼 Transitioning from medicine into consulting 💡 First consulting role at Accenture 💰 Why non-clinical work became more appealing ⚖️ Freelancing as a consu...

In this week’s episode Liam shares his journey to becoming a creative distruptor and the landscape of digital innovation within the NHS.   We discussed: 💡 What is means to be a creative? 💥 Struggling with authority and being a ‘disruptor’ ⚙️ What is systems-design thinking? 🤝 How to build a collective grass-roots project in the NHS ❌ Why innovation goes wrong in the system 🗺️ Navigating the NH...

In this week’s episode Ben shares his journey from clinician to advising the CEO of NHS England and now building Europe's largest provider of digital-first home healthcare. We discussed: 🏥 Deciding a career between banking and medicine 💡 Foresight into the adoption of technology in healthcare 🏢 Surrounding yourself with people who are pushing boundaries and different sectors 👑 Becoming an advi...

In this week’s episode we share the three career defining pivots that brought Vishal to leading YouTube Health in the UK.  We discussed: 🌱 The seeds being planted for an alternative career in medicine 💡 Discovering the world of healthcare strategy consulting 💼 The role of a healthcare strategy consultant 🚀 Fostering an entrepreneurial mindset 🔗 The importance of networking 🗣 Why you need to h...

In this week’s episode we share Keith’s journey to discovering his tribe after 28 years of searching to building a successful career in digital health and innovation.   In this episode we discussed:   ⚕️ Motivations to Study Medicine 💻 First Experience using Technology to Improve his Clinical Practice 🤯 Frustrations and dealing with burnout as a Clinician 💡 Discovering the world of Digital Heal...

In this week’s episode Edward shares his journey into venture capital and why it took him so long! In this episode we discuss: 👔 Working at a Blue Chip Company vs Startups 🚀 Introduction to Venture Capital and Octopus Ventures 🔝 Getting onto the right career ladder 🧠 Building a mentality to also step down ladders to get closer to goals 🎬 Behind the scenes at a leading VC firm 💡 How to get th...

This week Nayan shares his journey from medicine, pharma to helping clinicians + organisations build digital health products using HealthMachine™, a shopify for DHPs (12 Live Products, 1.4 Million Users and 14 Countries)   In this episode we cover: 🏥 Transition from clinician to the world of pharma (Johnson & Johnson) 💡 The Origin story of Avegen Health 🤝 Co-founder relationships and dealin...

In this week’s episode we share Dr Sam Shah’s journey and career pivots covering: Motivation to become a clinician Consultant in Public health Pivoting his career to leadership and consulting roles Roles in pathway redesigns, policies and building business cases for hospitals Re-training in Law and becoming a public advocate Clinical Lead for 111 to Director of Digital Development at NHS England T...

In this week’s episode, Jas and Jo share their journey from corporate strategy, to business school to co-founding a healthtech startup called Luna .  We discuss: Leaving the corporate world to go business school The Pros and Cons of an MBA First impressions of each other as co-founders The founding story of Luna The first few days + weeks as new startup founders Fundraising process and cold-callin...

In this weeks episode with Tom we hear the founding story of DrDoctor and their journey from 0 to 1.  We discussed: Not being afraid to solve hard problems The importance of iteration as an early stage -> growth startup Data sharing and interoperability with other platforms Fundraising £10 million Serving over 16 million patients across the NHS Why you need champions at top and bottom for true...

In this episode, we chat with Sandeep "Sunny" Sadana, a dentist and the director of DRE Composite. Sunny shares his journey from failure to success, including his experiences working in unfulfilling environments, losing over £250k in the world of crypto, and discovering the Greater Curve® Matrix System. Sunny talks about the importance of life-long learning and mentorship, and how he co-developed...

In this week’s episode Abdullah shares his entrepreneurial journey spanning property, crypto and now digital health. We discuss his motivation for building a digital first pharmacy and what he thinks of healthcare as a non-clinician. Abdullah talks about why we need to take a step back to really understand which parts of the system are ‘broken’ and can benefit from ‘tech’. He shares the obstacles...

In this week’s episode Dr Abeyna shares the moment she finally decided to take control of her career and give up her urology training number. We discuss why she felt medicine was no longer the right career for her and her experiences with burnout. Abeyna shares why she is now on a mission to connect 1 million doctors with the best diverse career opportunities by 2030. We delve into the various alt...

In this week’s episode Aaron shares his journey to co-founding Mindstep a complete brain care clinic inspired by Snapchat. We delve into why he stepped off the conventional career treadmill to pursue digital health and innovation.  Aaron gives insight into the early equity deals they did for tech development and marketing. We discuss how they managed to raise over $3million dollars and the lessons...

In this week’s episode Virginia shares her story from being a pharmacist to writing medical content for leading digital health companies. She shares her first exposure to the world of copywriting and how she built an impressive portfolio. We discuss why she is passionate to help others also learn and earn in a career becoming more popular.  Virgina shares the obstacles and mistakes she made early...

In this week’s episode Dr David Rawaf shares his journey to becoming a surgeon, anatomist, researcher, technologist, innovator, and policy developer! Naturally, we had to explore how he manages to deliver more than 100% in so many roles and responsibilites with his time + lifestyle. We discuss his love for surgery, the work he is doing at Inovus Medical and why it’s so important to always be guide...

In this week’s episode Dr Chantal Cox shares her whirlwind journey from clinical medicine to consulting at McKinsey and now Healthtech VC investing at Octopus Ventures. We delve into the rational and logic for each career pivot. Chantal concisely covers the pros and cons of each role, sharing her advice for clinicians looking to explore alternative careers outside medicine and the reality of it al...

In this week’s episode Dr Graham shares his journey from hospital wards to boardrooms in Manchester to clinics in Somaliland and Singapore. We discuss his experience in helping patients and innovators tackle some of the biggest barriers to Healthcare 1.0 and 2.0. We delve into his many career transitions from surgical training to VC advisory to now connecting innovators in digital healthcare and h...

In this week’s episode Robbie and Matt share their journey from leaving medicine to cofounding Surgery Hero. Find out why they are so motivated to help 100 million people have surgery successfully through health coaching. Matt talks about his transition into digital health and entrepreneurship. Robbie tells us why he decided to pivot into the tech space as a clinical safety officer at Huma after 3...

In this week’s episode we share our tips on how to learn anatomy the smart way and why it’s not just all about hard work.  We delve into our experiences studying for exams and the different study techniques we used to get 1st centile! Tune in as we discuss dissections, flash cards, anatomical models and online platforms.   ------------------------------------- Episode Sponsor - Kenhub Join over 2...

In this week’s episode Ethan shares his journey from meeting his co-founder at university to building Prograd, a Techstars backed company helping young people understand finance better. We delve into his passion for tech, his experience working in a Series B company and why he chose to leave a stable career to pursue entrepreneurship.  Ethan shares his advice for anyone applying for Techstars acce...

In this week’s episode Joao shares his journey to helping millions of students from across the world learn anatomy. We delve into his story of studying in the USA before moving to Europe to study medicine. Joao shares his passion for creativity and medical education. We learn about his life as a YouTuber where he fell in love with video and the power of learning through dynamic medium. Joao shares...

In this week’s episode Harriet shares her journey from a clinician who has worked in 5 different healthcare systems to co-founding Beyondbmi. We delve into life as an entrepreneur, the grit, hustle and resilience. Harriet shares some hard truths about the moment she realised her first business was no longer sustainable despite raising £500k+. We talk about mentorship, women in business and what ke...