Finding jobs and roles aligned with the problems that you want to work on as opposed to what best fits your resume. That's one of the points Lana and Gaurie emphasized in our conversation on this episode of Spindle. Lana and Gaurie pursued undergraduate degrees in biology and health sciences respectively, both at Western, before earning their MBA's from McMaster. On this episode, Lana and Gaurie talk about being comfortable with ambiguity, maximizing your professional undergraduate experience, navigating internships, and the non-clinical side of medicine.
Lana's email: lana.marinovich@gmail.com
Gaurie's email: gaurie.a@gmail.com
This episode was made possible by the generous support of the University Students' Council at Western University.
Producer: Jay.
Timestamps:
(1:46); Educational background and current role
(5:49); Intuition for what Lana and Gaurie wanted to work on right out of undergrad
(7:52); Maximizing your professional undergrad experience
(11:08); Deciding to pursue an MBA
(12:52); MBA internship experience
(23:36); The value of a formal business education for science students
(27:47); Being comfortable with ambiguity
(39:06); Advice for science undergrads
(41:43); Alignment and purpose
(46:04); Lana and Gaurie's course