Not all healthcare careers = doctors & nurses 🩺

When people think of healthcare, they usually picture stethoscopes, scrubs, and busy hospital hallways. That’s what I imagined too when I first stepped into the field, I shadowed dentists, volunteered in clinics, and saw firsthand the incredible work doctors and nurses do. But here’s the thing: I don’t wear scrubs, I don’t do 12-hour hospital shifts… and yet, my work is still very much healthcare.

Right now, I’m studying Public Health at ASU while building my own AI healthcare startup. My focus is something that often gets overlooked: non-verbal patients. These are people living with autism, stroke, or traumatic brain injuries, patients who are often fully aware but unable to express their pain or needs. I kept seeing how their voices were missing in the system, and I wanted to change that.

My “uniform” looks more like this:

– A messy desk covered in sticky notes and journals 📚

– A laptop running code on one side and public health articles on the other 💻

– Coffee that fuels both my schoolwork and startup ☕

– Brainstorming boards filled with “what if we tried this…” ideas ✨

It’s healthcare, but from behind a screen. Instead of prescribing meds, I’m building tools. Instead of scrubs, I’ve got sweatpants. Instead of rushing between patient rooms, I’m deep-diving into data and asking: how can we make this fairer, easier, more human?

👉 Have you ever discovered a job in healthcare (or another field) that totally surprised you because it didn’t fit the stereotype? I’d love to hear your examples, it makes me realize how wide the world of “healthcare” really is.

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