80 | Dr. Sarah Nielson on leaving clinical medicine, pharmaceuticals & medical management

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Dr. Sarah Nielson is a medical manager for a pharmaceutical company. A former junior doctor, she ventured to “the dark side” almost two years ago. She is passionate about mental health for doctors and a step-mother of one, and mother to two feline overlords.
In this episode, we discuss her journey into and out of clinical medicine - the things that drew her to it, and those that drew her out. We discuss imposter syndrome and mental health, and talk about what to look for when finding a new job outside of medicine. We discuss her day-to-day routines as a medical manager of a large pharmaceutical company, and her highs and lows.

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1. Sarah Nielson (00:00:00)

2. Finding medicine (00:01:03)

3. Imposter syndrome (00:03:20)

4. Leaving clinical medicine (00:09:34)

5. Finding a job outside of clinical medicine (00:17:00)

6. Things to consider when thinking about corporate worlds (00:20:39)

7. The work of a medical manager (00:24:07)

8. Day-to-day as a medical manager (00:28:56)

9. Frustrations and lowlights of the job (00:30:36)

10. Work-life balance (00:35:19)

11. Last words of advice (00:36:45)