Between You and I

Hi there, Joyce here,

This week, I found myself reflecting on just how far I’ve come — not in degrees or certifications, but in confidence.

A few weeks ago, I cringed watching myself on my first ever live interview — stiff, tense, and visibly overthinking. Fast forward to now? I’m starting to flow, speak freely, and actually enjoy the process. Just like you don’t learn medicine in a day, you don’t build presence overnight. But the key is: you start. And you show up.

🎤More than Medicine

Our weekly interview section with Healthcare professionals, who are successfully doing more with their medical degree. I get to ask them BIG Career question and they reply based on their lives experiences and give their advice on doing better.

Feel free to send in your BIG career questions you want asked- Follow this link 

Onto this week’s conversation, we had:

Dr Rick Pescatore – ER Doctor & CEO, BellyMD 

We talked about building from pain — literally.

He is an Emergency medicine doctor with over a decade of experience. Rick talked about having seen too many cases of undiagnosed gastrointestinal issues in practice. Vomiting, nausea, and discomfort often being dismissed.

So, he built BellyMD, a quantum-computing-powered AI tool that triages symptoms and tells patients what steps to take next—before it’s too late.

And he does this in three ways; By integrating three core engines

1. Dynamic Journaling of symptoms and AI recognizing the pattern of complaints

2. Creating a BellyScore to rate the symptom on a scale and arrive at a probable diagnosis, after which the score is used to grade severity quantification.

3. A therapeutic matching , following the two steps above, and a prescription based off precision is made available to you.

   I asked Dr.Rick, If it was important to learn to code in order to be a Founder?

   And his reply lit a bulb 💡 in my mind.

   
   He said: “If you want to build, don’t waste your time trying to learn to code. Learn the tools that let you build faster. Speed matters.”
   

⭐️STARTUP SPOTLIGHT : MyLurah

Some founders just light up your spirit ( and matchup your energy too🤭🤭🤭)

Dr. Patience Amos, the Founder of MyLurah, was that spark for me this week. We talked for over an hour — about medicine, public health, entrepreneurship, and how she is ticking all three boxes effectively.

With her experience in public health, preventive medicine, and NGO work, she’s now building MyLurah—a community-driven platform tackling postpartum depression and other under-researched women’s health issues, especially in Black communities.

She’s not waiting for the system to fix it. She’s doing it now — by combining data, community, and care. 💪🏽

❔Want to know more? Click here to checkout MyLurah

✨Connect with Dr Patience ➡️On Linkedin 

🎥 TikTok Live

From a random chat to a set date — it's official! This Saturday, we’re going LIVE to talk about career opportunities for pharmacists after grad school.
Whether you're pivoting or just exploring your options, bring your questions.

Tiktok handle - @theladydoc

👩🏽‍💻 Who’s Hiring in HealthTech?

 📍 PharmDsInIT — is hiring Manager, Business Analytics- Click here to Apply

📍 Helium Health — is hiring a Talechnical Content Writer. Click HERE to apply

💌 Medic to Medic

Here’s your gentle nudge for the week:

Stay visible, darling. Even if you’re still figuring it out. Even if you're just learning. The world needs to see what you’re building — or at least what you're curious about.

That’s how doors open.

Thanks for reading this week’s HealthLista letter. Forward this to a colleague who needs this. And if you’ve got a burning career question, send it in to [email protected] — it might just shape our next feature.

Till next week,

Joyce.

Curator, HealthLista.