#15: Alternative Careers in Medicine - Pharmaceuticals and Venture Capitalism
Today I have the privilege of sitting down with my Dad, Ivan Gergel, again. My dad was born and raised in London where he went to medical school and became a psychiatrist. He then joined the pharmaceutical company GSK in developing new antidepressant drugs, famously some of the SSRIs we all are of course aware of today. This job took him to the US where he started our family with my Mom. Dad was responsible for the running of hundreds of clinical trials, directed R&D for various pharmaceutical companies, and personally led the development and approval of 14 new therapies such as Lexapro, Paxil, and Namenda that have had fantastic impacts on patient’s lives. He currently is working in healthcare investing with new startup drug and device companies. Today, we will be discussing alternative careers in medicine, specifically because my Dad only practiced medicine for two years before switching over to Industry.
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0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Going Into Medicine
5:37 - Specializing in Psychiatry
8:58 - Why Leave Medicine?
13:36 - Disliked Aspects of Clinical Medicine
15:55 - Transitioning From Medicine and Second Thoughts
23:54 - First Job in the Industry
29:52 - Why Go Into Pharma?
31:18 - Career Rundown in Pharma
34:08 - Key Factors in Changing Careers
35:52 - Leadership Lessons Learned by Leading 900 People
42:51 - Advice for People to Navigate the Corporate World
48:54 - Top 3 Important Decisions in Your Life?
51:27 - Considering Other Careers
53:56 - Why Change Into VC Now?
58:35 - Advice to a High School Student
1:00:52 - Common Bad Advice High School Students Receive
1:04:16 - Are MBA’s and Ph.D’s Any Useful?
1:07:57 - Characteristics of Someone Who Would Do Well in Corporations
1:11:26 - What Do You Look For in a Person While Hiring Them?
1:14:08 - Any New Life-Changing Habits in the Last 5 Years?
1:16:15 - Closing Message
1:18:00 - Outro
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THANK YOU for this interview 🙏🏼
You hit the jackpot with the family that you were given. From someone who doesn’t have parents being there (don’t feel bad, my life is great) I often wonder what that must’ve felt like. You’re one lucky one :) cheers to Monday(and to our great lives), I’ll continue listening to this on my way to work.
@TheZachHighleyshow
Жыл бұрын
I am very lucky, thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing your dad's journey with us! We appreciate you, keep up the great work Zach!
@TheZachHighleyshow
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
Your podcasts are such a great help for the people in medical field. Thank you so much & best of luck in your career too, Zach! 🍀💯😇
@TheZachHighleyshow
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Best of luck to you
Incredible content!
Dude won the lottery. Chad of medical world...i wonder what his networth is
thanks for your videos they helped me so much zach😊
@TheZachHighleyshow
Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@user-sp7ku6op3u
Жыл бұрын
its very good to see pretty cool
Lovely person ❤
@TheZachHighleyshow
Жыл бұрын
I am lucky!
Zach come to Rome for a fun trip and interview.
Wait your dad and you have different last names?
As I work in Pharma. I am a medical doctor with surgical specialty. I can say only those who does not know their value or can not contribute to the team , the value of doctor decrease to zero ( except for impressing others colleagues) then it vanishes… stay close to practice, in pharmaceutical they use only your tittle to gain others trust …
Seems like taking care of people (and medicine for that matter) was not a big motivator. The main point of excitement came from the business/monetary aspect (basically only the self fulfilling aspect of things). It’s a bit disappointing to be quite honest. I mean someone has to get it done, I just don’t think pharmaceutical companies have patients in their mind when developing a drug. This episode was very informative and insightful, am grateful to have access to this conversation, I just wished (almost naively) that there would be a more altruistic motive for moving into the pharmaceutical world. The motives mentioned to do anything were almost entirely selfish and self serving. Even so, at the end of the day, I think that including a different perspective is needed for people interested in medicine to be exposed to.
@fsdx416
7 ай бұрын
Our goal is to find a job that hits the sweet spot between self-fulfilment and benefiting others. A win-win situation