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I was scrolling through Dr. Nikita Patel's LinkedIn and seeing titles like:
→ Director, Clinical Research & AI at Function Health→ AI-SaMD Technical Advisor→ Senior Scientist-Engineer at Mission Bio→ PhD in Biomedical Engineering→ Leading "AI projects across diagnostics, clinical evidence pipelines, and human performance optimisation"
I'm thinking "wow, this woman is brilliant" and then I see it...
GPHC-registered UK Pharmacist.
Wait... WHAT?! 🤯
As a fellow pharmacist, I had absolutely NO IDEA our degree could set us up for roles like this. But the more I think about it, the more it makes perfect sense.
We're trained in:
✓ Complex data analysis (drug interactions, dosing algorithms)
✓ Evidence evaluation (clinical trials, systematic reviews)
✓ Risk assessment (contraindications, safety profiles)
✓ Systems thinking (pharmacokinetics, disease pathways)✓ Patient outcome optimisation
That's literally the foundation of healthcare AI and biotech innovation. We just never connected the dots!
In this episode, I sit down with Nikita to dive deep into:
This conversation is going to completely change how you view your potential.
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