Paths Beyond Practice: The Road Less Travelled

Healthcare professionals share how medical training opens unexpected doors beyond patient care

The NUS Medicine Digital Advanced Technology Accelerator (DATA), Amazon Web Services, and 22Health Ventures convened healthcare professionals who transitioned from clinical practice into healthcare investment, technology leadership, and strategic consulting. The panel explored a question many clinicians privately ask: what opportunities exist beyond traditional practice, and how does one successfully navigate the transition?

Career Pathways Beyond the Clinic

• Healthcare Venture Capital & Investment
  Evaluating healthcare innovations, deploying capital in digital health ventures, and leveraging clinical expertise to identify promising technologies with genuine patient impact.

• Healthcare Technology Leadership
  Driving digital health implementation, bridging clinical workflows and technology capabilities, and shaping how healthcare organisations adopt innovation.

• Health Informatics & Digital Health
  Building AI-powered diagnostic tools, developing clinical decision support systems, and translating medical expertise into scalable technology solutions.

• Healthcare Strategy & Consulting
  Advising healthcare organisations, pharmaceutical companies, and governments on strategic healthcare transformation, policy development, and operational improvement.

Panel Speakers

Dr. Chern Chet Yong
Head of Asia Ecosystem, 22Health Ventures

Dr. Terence Tan
J-APAC Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Amazon Web Services

Dr. Chng Seo Yi
Founder and Director, Krsyma Medical AI

Dr. Zubin J Daruwalla
Asia Pacific Health Industries Leader, PwC Singapore

Moderated by Dr. Zachery Yeo

Why These Transitions Matter

Healthcare’s complexity increasingly demands professionals who understand clinical realities whilst possessing business, technology, or investment expertise. These hybrid roles—physician-investors, clinician-technologists, doctor-strategists—are reshaping healthcare innovation, ensuring solutions address genuine clinical needs rather than theoretical problems.

The panel provided actionable insights for healthcare professionals contemplating career pivots: skills to develop, networks to build, and mindset shifts required for successful transitions beyond direct patient care.

Event Details
Date: 28 June 2024
Time: 6:00 PM–8:00 PM SGT
Venue: Amazon Web Services Singapore
Address: 23 Church Street, #10-01, Singapore 049481

Co-organisers: NUS Medicine DATA, 22Health Ventures, AWS Healthcare & Life Sciences