Leaving Medicine After Medical School With Hana Ali

Hi my loves! I'm so excited to introduce you to the lovely Hana Ali, a doctor turned entrepreneur and KZbinr. In today's video we discuss how she left medicine after medical school, opting to take a health tech job in Berlin. We talk about her reasons for leaving and her subsequent entrepreneurial pursuits (she's is now onto her latest mission which I'm so excited to see more of!).
TIMESTAMPS:
2:51 - Hana's journey into and out of medicine
7:15 - Why Hana left medicine
12:55 - Any regrets or FOMO leaving before foundation training?
18:02 - What is Social Entrepreneurship?
21:07 - Medicine to entrepreneurism
36:27 - Hana's advice for those thinking of leaving medicine
WHERE TO FIND HANA:
KZbin: / @hana.s.ali93
TikTok: / hana.s.ali
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[@jaybee1196]

Medicine isnt hard in the way its challenging to climb Mt. Everest. It's hard in the way it might be for a child with abusive parents.

[@hana.s.ali93]

That's actually very well said.

[@andrewbradshaw2217]

Top tier comment right here. Spot on

[@NicholsKT]

This comment is f**king EPIC! 😮

[@hana.s.ali93]

I loved having this chat with you Helena, thank you so much for inviting me to be on your channel. The work you're doing to support medics is incredibly important, so thank you on behalf of the whole community. Can't wait to see you grow and what comes next.❤

[@HelenaBridge]

I loved speaking with you Hana! Thank you so much for sharing your story ☺

[@anikm111]

Hey Hana. We may don't know each other but do you have a friend named Maria and you sometimes show up on her channel speaking Bengali ?

[@Timiramohamoud]

I’m student of medical school 4th I didn’t choose to study medicine my mom and brother who is also was a doctor recommended me and they told me I have no option rather than studying medicine my brother passed away last year i would love to quit but I can’t bc lack of the opportunities of my country

[@truthseeker4084]

I am in the same boat. Hold onto it until you can get out of it. Finish it and get some experience. Then maybe transfer to a different career with your experience!

[@Timiramohamoud]

@@truthseeker4084 yes I’m doing that I accepted the reality I’m trying to finish then figure out what life hides me, thanks for the nicest comment 💕

[@Sabzworld77]

same here i dont know how to get rid of it , i am currently final year student and i am thinking of moving to another country as my country has lack of opportunities too , i might work as barista or in mac Donalds as a source of income for a while and start finding other careers. i am 24 but am lost as hell 😟

[@LumosMaxima99]

this is super interesting, would Hana be able to share how medical students can get involved with health tech I would love to find out more how to get involved? Thank you :)

[@HelenaBridge]

She mentioned in the video that she started with volunteering - but I'll let her know you've left this comment so she can reply directly!

[@hana.s.ali93]

@LumosMaxima99 Hi there! Thanks for the question. 😊 Well, as with anything there are likely many different routes you can take. Here are a few options you could: 1. The best way to gain exposure and experience is probably to rent out your skills in some way to a health tech startup of your choosing. For example, many startups use freelancers to help with certain tasks that they may not need a full-time employee for. For example, how I started was by doing freelance writing (we made patient information leaflets). But there are probably other things you could try depending on your skillset, for example graphic design or creating video tutorials on health conditions etc. It doesn't really matter what the skill is, just that you have some way of being introduced into the environment. Most of the time they'll look for a skill that requires your medical knowledge of some sort, hence why medical writing in one form or another is probably the easiest way to go to begin with. 2. If it makes sense for you, you could take a gap year during med school or after and apply for junior roles in startups. This is not usually the best route though, since it takes up the most time and has the most risk attached to it. 3. You could try building your own health app or website! This is one of the fastest ways to learn about tech, is through application. Of course it'll be messy and requires way more work, but you can start off simple. I started by creating health articles in English and Arabic and distributing them online to my family in Iraq. I can make a video on this topic and hopefully share more examples with you soon! If you have any other questions please don't hesitate to ask! 😊

[@LumosMaxima99]

@@HelenaBridge thanks so much!

[@LumosMaxima99]

@@hana.s.ali93 Hi thanks so much for such a detailed reply, that was very helpful. I was in touch with a company last year which was in the realm of personalised health as I was trying to organise a collab with my society. I will definitely get back in touch with them and see if they have any volunteering roles available. I would absolutely love a video on this and I'm sure it would be useful for many other healthcare students.

[@Totorobert101]

I dont know much about medicine but its really intresting listening to these young ladies and many other videos of people leaving medicine. I really admire those who do it, and those who leave it too.I Imagine there is a lot of issues in the medical industry that us not working in it dont know about and its harder for women even more so then men because of certain attitudes that still exist in all professions which doesnt help. I wish both these hugely smart and strong women all the best with their futures and others who feel the same to.

[@HelenaBridge]

Thank you for your kind and supportive words! ☺

[@Ari_diwan]

Omg this collab 🥺🥺

[@HelenaBridge]

🥰🥰🥰

[@starlight200816]

The hard part is that the education system and work culture that surrounds medicine is abusive that it sucks the life and compassion out of people. Its just disgusting.

[@chrisdavies6475]

I had very good grades in science A-Levels (in the UK these are taken at around age 18 before leaving high school) but medical school was different, a memory challenge. In the later part of the course I found clinical skills difficult. I gave up when I had the medical degree.

[@gayathrigayu637]

If you don't mind, could you share what are you doing now

[@ChrisDavies-g7q]

Yes I can but it is a long answer. After medical school I was in health education for a few years. Then I did a teaching qualification. I intended to teach children aged 7 to 11 but went into literacy and numeracy for adults. Later I was in social care but with a delightful sideline of running music sessions for young children and senior citizens. Now I am retired and do some voluntary work; I entered medical school 50 years ago!

[@gayathrigayu637]

Thank you for replying. Your comment resonated with me so much. That is exactly how i feel about medicine.

[@ChrisDavies-g7q]

​@@gayathrigayu637Thanks. Some of my best work has used music. Medicine was not creative enough for me.

[@ChrisDavies-g7q]

​@@gayathrigayu637Where are you in medicine? How far have you got and what other work looks better for you?

[@FLAC2023]

I worked hard for ten years and now will retire in south America... Forget about the fancy car, house, etc...its all a system to keep you in debt and working until collapse...

[@suchitrapanda8993]

True