More physicians are entering the health technology startup space, according to Fast Company.
Here are five insights:
1. More physicians are leaving clinical practice to pursue careers in health startups.
2. Most well-funded health technology startups involve medical directors, physician founders or chief medical officers.
3. Although reasons for this career move vary, some young physicians are wary of the difficult path to start their own practice in the current healthcare environment. Older physicians suffer from burn out and want to help the industry in a more impactful way.
4. Some physicians want to be directly involved in fixing the industry's greatest issues.
5. Through health tech, young physicians can leave their mark in the industry, early. While academic medicine would require years of experience, the startup industry allows younger physicians to lead change.
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