That's actually very well said.

Top tier comment right here. Spot on

This comment is f**king EPIC! 😮

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

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 ?

Thank you for your kind and supportive words! ☺

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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!

@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! 😊

@@HelenaBridge thanks so much!

@@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.