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Evolving in Healthcare

Evolving in Healthcare

著者: Career Cliniq
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概要

Most health professionals are good at their job. Fewer feel like their job is actually good for them.

Evolving in Healthcare is for the ones sitting with that gap. Each episode, Dr Ruth Vo talks with a health professional who has navigated a real career crossroads. The pivots, the slow burns, the moments something shifted, and what it actually took to move.

No shortcuts. No tidy success stories. Just honest accounts of how real people figured out what a career worth having actually looks like for them.

Hosted by Dr Ruth Vo, dietitian and professional identity coach with 20 years in healthcare.

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  • New Grad Exercise Practitioner to Scaling E-Commerce Entrepreneur with Melissa Gunstone
    2026/03/27

    The boxes we're handed in healthcare are well-meaning. Your title, your scope, your place in the hierarchy - they exist for good reasons. But they can also become the edges of what you think is possible.

    Melissa Gunstone is a Canadian Registered Kinesiologist who graduated, hit the wall most new grads hit, and built her way out of it - not by leaving healthcare, but by refusing to stay inside the box it handed her. What followed is a ground-level account of private practice niching, a team to lead, and a product invented because it didn't exist.

    If you're a health professional navigating the gap between your training and what's actually possible - this conversation covers territory your degree never did.

    We Explore

    • The gap between your credential and what the world does with it
    • Why your professional title can work against you
    • What more schooling won't give you
    • Operating on the periphery of the healthcare system
    • Finding your real market by listening, not assuming
    • The cost of building a team when you're the only one who cares as much as you do
    • Whether your business success can open doors for others in your profession
    • How entrepreneurship can arrive before you're ready for the word

    About Melissa Gunstone

    Melissa Gunstone is a registered kinesiologist based in Ontario, Canada. She is the founder of Home Stretch (in-home kinesiology for seniors) and creator of Sturdey Fall Prevention Tools. She also employs and mentors kinesiologists through her business - making career development as much a part of her mission as client care.

    Connect with Melissa

    Home Stretch - In-Home Kinesiology for Seniors: https://www.homestretch4seniors.ca

    Sturdey Fall Prevention Tools: https://sturdey.com/collections/tools-to-stay-sturdy YouTube - The Fall Prevention Coach: https://youtube.com/@melissathefallpreventioncoach Melissa's marketing guy, Miles at Wondering Concierge: https://wonderingconcierge.com/

    Career Cliniq Resources

    Wondering which direction your healthcare career could take? The StreamAhead Assessment helps you identify which work streams align with your strengths right now.

    👉 https://careercliniq.com/streamahead


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  • From Finance to Therapy Leadership with Olumide Ajulo
    2025/08/19
    Episode SummaryHow do you know when it's time to make a career move in healthcare? Olumide Ajulo has navigated this question multiple times. A qualified psychotherapist and clinical psychology master's graduate, Olumide transitioned from finance management to become a team manager in university counselling services. His story demonstrates how to thoughtfully evaluate career decisions while building skills that create new opportunities.In our conversation, Olumide shares his approach to career transitions, why he believes healthcare needs more self-aware professionals, and the therapeutic concept that's transformed how he approaches both client relationships and management decisions. Whether you're considering a move from clinical practice to management, exploring combined roles, or wondering how to leverage skills from other sectors, this episode offers practical insights from someone who's successfully navigated career evolution in healthcare.Questions We ExploreHow do you know when you're frustrated with your healthcare role versus ready to leave?What am I running towards in my healthcare career, not just what am I running from?Healthcare career decisions aren't just stay or go - what's the full spectrum?What are non-negotiables and how do they reduce career decision fatigue?When patients aren't responding to treatment, is it really their fault?How do you manage healthcare teams when staff want to leave anyway?How do you transfer skills between sectors like finance and healthcare?When facing career rejection, where should healthcare professionals focus energy?Chapters04:04 The strategic transition from finance sector to therapeutic practice06:31 Why working with acute mental health appeals despite the challenges09:02 Relational therapy approaches that build meaningful therapeutic connections11:31 Navigating career pathways in psychology, therapy, and specialisation decisions13:58 Overcoming client disengagement with specific therapeutic strategies16:20 Professional self-reflection as essential for healthcare career growth18:48 Why emotional intelligence and self-awareness drive professional success21:11 Reframing therapeutic responsibility and client engagement in treatment outcomes23:40 Addressing therapeutic relationship breakdowns with practical tools25:53 Olumide's transition from clinical practice to healthcare team leadership27:39 Building effective multidisciplinary healthcare teams for better patient outcomes29:58 Balancing clinical work with people management responsibilities33:35 Identifying what energises you for sustainable healthcare career development39:57 A practical framework for career decisions using non-negotiables and strategic planningAbout Olumide AjuloOlumide Ajulo is a counselling psychologist and team manager at a UK university counselling service. After over a decade in finance management, he made the strategic transition to psychology, bringing valuable systems thinking and people management skills to therapeutic practice. He now combines direct client work with team leadership, supervision, and service development in a multidisciplinary mental health setting.Resources mentioned:"The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog" by Dr. Bruce PerrySurvivors West YorkshireConnect with Olumide AjuloLinkedIn HERECareer Cliniq ResourcesFeeling that pull to explore what else might be possible? The StreamAhead Assessment helps you discover which work streams align with your interests right now. Sometimes clarity starts with simply knowing what's out there.Join the ConversationReflection: What recurring patterns in your current role might be pointing toward your next professional chapter?Connect: LinkedIn @Dr Ruth Vo, PhD | Instagram @drruthvo | careerecliniq.com
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  • From Physical Therapy to Quality Manager with Katie Blackburn
    2025/09/16

    What happens when you love your clinical work but find yourself constantly thinking "there has to be a better way"? Katie Blackburn, a physical therapist specialising in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, never imagined she'd step away from direct patient care. Yet that's exactly what she did when she transitioned to quality management—a career evolution she once swore she'd never make.

    Katie's story reveals the practical realities of healthcare career transition within complex medical systems. She talks candidly about feeling stuck with a caseload of just four patients when she yearned for broader impact, and the relentless pace that left little time for basic human needs. More importantly, she shares how she prepared for a completely different role whilst managing full-time clinical demands and motherhood—including the emotional work of mourning the loss of her clinical identity.

    This conversation offers concrete strategies for health professionals considering similar transitions: how to find mentors outside formal structures, translate clinical experience into management language, and navigate the discomfort of not knowing exactly where your career is headed. If you've ever wondered whether there's more you could be doing beyond your current clinical role, Katie's journey provides both permission to explore and practical steps to take along the way.

    We Explore

    • How you can love what you're leaving and still need change
    • Type A personality challenges and strengths in healthcare career transitions
    • The crucial role of supportive managers and mentors in realising possibility
    • Practical strategies for preparing for opportunities
    • Mourning professional identity shifts and navigating imposter syndrome
    • Learning to embrace uncertainty as a pathway to career growth

    Timestamps

    01:50 Why Katie never imagined leaving clinical practice

    03:13 The frustration of impacting only four patients at a time

    06:17 The relentless pace of clinical practice and emotional toll

    09:51 How extra projects revealed a passion for systemic change

    13:00 The importance of supportive managers in career evolution

    16:49 Finding mentors outside formal structures

    21:51 Moving beyond structured clinical mentorship models

    25:39 The courage to ask for guidance and cold-email mentors

    28:11 Why the clinical "playbook" ends early in our careers

    31:49 Redefining career goals as exploration rather than promotion

    39:01 The Master Adaptive Learner framework and curiosity as a skill

    43:29 Practical steps to transition from clinical practice to quality management

    50:56 The harsh reality of juggling preparation with clinical demands

    56:18 Mourning the loss of clinical identity and ongoing imposter syndrome

    About Katie Blackburn

    Katie Blackburn is a quality manager and physical therapist with specialised expertise in spinal cord injury rehabilitation within inpatient settings. Her transition from full-time clinical practice to healthcare quality management provides a unique perspective on systemic change within healthcare facilities. Katie's background includes residency training and experience in mentoring programmes, giving her particular insight into structured and informal approaches to professional development for health professionals.

    Connect with Katie Blackburn on LinkedIn

    Career Cliniq Resources

    Ready to explore what else might be possible in your healthcare career? The StreamAhead Assessment helps you discover which work streams align with your interests and values right now. Sometimes clarity starts with simply knowing what's out there.

    Take the StreamAhead Assessment

    Join the Conversation

    What's holding you back from exploring career possibilities beyond your current clinical role? Share your thoughts and connect with fellow health professionals navigating similar journeys.

    Connect with Ruth:

    • LinkedIn: Dr Ruth Vo
    • Instagram: @drruthvo

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