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S26:E5 - Exploring the Path from Medicine to a Tech Career (Shona Chan)

Nov 29, 2023
Former doctor in Anaesthesia, Shona Chan, shares her journey from medicine to tech. She talks about her decision to attend a coding bootcamp, her first job in tech, and transferable skills from her medical career. Her story emphasizes how career transitioners can take skills from one career to another.
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  • Career transition is acceptable and decisions should be made based on the information available at the time.
  • Transferable skills from the medical field to coding include problem-solving abilities, grit, and resilience.

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Transitioning into Tech from the Medical Field

Shana Chan, a JavaScript engineer at OLS Medical, discusses her career transition from the medical field to tech. She emphasizes the importance of making decisions based on the information available at the time and highlights that changing careers is acceptable. Shana shares how a project at work sparked her coding career and why she felt confident in her decision to pursue coding. She also touches on the benefits of bootcamps, the flexibility in the tech industry, and the importance of finding a job that aligns with your interests and passions.

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