Career Intensive
One focused session to talk through a career decision and agree practical next steps.
Explore the IntensiveDR ASWIN THAMPY · MENTORING
Career mentoring for clinicians
Thinking about a move into digital health?
My route from GP to clinical AI started with problems I could see in practice. Yours can start with a problem you care about too.
Enquire about mentoringWhere might your experience fit?
01Digital change in your own service
Start with a problem you see in clinical work and help your team test a better way of doing it.
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A useful starting point
Ask a local clinical or service lead about a small improvement project you could join or run.
Projects you could try
Map a frustrating process
Watch how one task works now, including where patients or staff have to try again.
Evidence to keep: A simple process map and three changes worth testing.
Review digital triage access
Compare how people reach a meaningful response online, by phone and in person.
Evidence to keep: A short quality improvement report with measures and patient feedback.
02Clinical AI implementation
Help a service decide whether an AI tool works safely and usefully in real clinical work.
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A useful starting point
Look for a supervised pilot, evaluation or fellowship where you can work with clinical and technical teams.
Projects you could try
Evaluate an AI scribe pilot
Agree what to check before a pilot, then review accuracy, staff workload and patient experience.
Evidence to keep: A pilot evaluation that records benefits, problems and next steps.
Evaluate an existing service
Agree the question and approvals, then examine what changed and for whom.
Evidence to keep: A report or poster with methods and limitations.
03Health tech product work
Use your clinical experience to help teams understand users, design workflows and test products.
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A useful starting point
Join a product discovery project or offer a clearly scoped piece of clinical review work.
Projects you could try
Review a health tech product
Choose one product and examine the problem it solves, who uses it and where the workflow may fail.
Evidence to keep: A two-page review with practical recommendations.
Speak to potential users
With the right permissions, ask five people about a specific problem before proposing a solution.
Evidence to keep: A summary of common needs and differences.
04Clinical safety and governance
Work with teams to identify risks and make responsibility clear when digital pathways change.
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A useful starting point
Seek relevant training and supervised experience with your organisation’s safety or governance team.
Projects you could try
Observe a governance meeting
Ask to attend as an observer and note how decisions, risks and actions are recorded.
Evidence to keep: A reflection on what you learned and how you could contribute.
Join a hazard review
With a qualified lead, help identify what could go wrong and how the team would respond.
Evidence to keep: A documented contribution to the safety work.
05Clinical digital leadership
Lead people and services through digital change, from a local project to wider responsibility.
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A useful starting point
Start by understanding who leads digital work where you practise and offering to help with a live project.
Projects you could try
Map the people involved
Find the clinical, operational, data and technology leads for one planned change.
Evidence to keep: A stakeholder map and a plan for involving them.
Check readiness for a rollout
Review staff time, training, patient communication, safety and support before a tool goes live.
Evidence to keep: A short readiness review with unresolved questions.
06Research and data
Use research or analysis to answer a clinical question and explain what the evidence can and cannot show.
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A useful starting point
Join a research or evaluation team, or build your skills through a small approved analysis.
Projects you could try
Reproduce an open-data study
Use a published paper and open dataset to check whether you can reproduce part of the analysis.
Evidence to keep: A notebook explaining your method and any differences.
Explore costs and outcomes
Compare two approaches using an agreed question, resource estimates and sensitivity checks.
Evidence to keep: A short economic analysis with its assumptions stated.
07Starting a health tech company
Find out whether a problem matters enough to solve before building a product around it.
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A useful starting point
Speak to potential users and buyers, then test a small idea before committing to a full product.
Projects you could try
Interview potential users
Ask about what people do now, what takes time and where existing options fall short.
Evidence to keep: A summary of needs you can verify with more people.
Test a narrow prototype
Show a simple version to the people who would use it and watch what they can actually do.
Evidence to keep: Feedback, changes made and the questions still open.
08A portfolio career
Combine clinical work with a focused mix of teaching, advisory, writing or digital health roles.
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A useful starting point
Choose an area where you have experience and can show what you contributed.
Projects you could try
Take on a scoped advisory task
Agree one useful piece of work, the time available and what you will deliver.
Evidence to keep: A case study describing your contribution and feedback.
Write up a completed project
Describe the problem, your method, what happened and what remains uncertain.
Evidence to keep: An abstract, poster or article you can share appropriately.
MENTORING OPTIONS
Choose the support you need
Mentoring Programme
Ongoing conversations while you work on a project, career move or portfolio plan.
Explore the ProgrammeQuestions people ask
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Clinical experience is useful in product design, implementation, safety and evaluation. If coding would help with your particular goal, we can talk about how to learn it.
Can I keep working clinically?
Yes. Many people start with a small project alongside their clinical role. We can look at what fits your working week and the time you actually have.
What if I don’t know where to start?
That is a good reason to get in touch. Tell me what you do now, what has caught your interest and what feels uncertain. You do not need a finished plan.
What happens after I enquire?
I’ll read your enquiry and let you know whether I can help. We may arrange a first conversation or use a more detailed assessment. We’ll discuss the format, fee and availability before you decide anything.
Who reviews my recommendations?
I do. The platform can help organise information and prepare suggestions, but I review substantive recommendations before they reach you.
How much does mentoring cost?
I’ll confirm the fee before you book. It depends on the support we agree, including the number and length of sessions. You can mention a budget in your enquiry.
Can you guarantee a job or fellowship?
No one can promise that. I can help you explore your options, plan useful work and explain what you have contributed. The final decision belongs to the employer or programme.
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