Ask HN: Combining Healthcare and Software Engineering into a Career

1 points by dormo 23d ago ↗ HN

I'm a former software engineer (self-taught) who is currently in school studying Kinesiology. I plan on going to graduate school for Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy. Before starting school, I gained a few years of experience working with disabled children. I decided to pursue OT/PT because I very much enjoy working with disabled populations, but want more autonomy to actually make decisions that impact their well being.

Despite all of this (and a rocky resume), I still feel like programming is a part of me and is something I find enjoyable as a discipline.

Has anyone successfully made a career combining healthcare and software engineering? How did you do it?

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pmpmpmpm 22d ago ↗

Check out a company called Abridge! It’s an AI company that is focused on healthcare. It is very possible to combine both of these passions & many folks have been successful. It can be challenging to understand the realities of patient care, billing & admin unless you’ve experienced them. If you have this expertise in the industry it makes you a SME and gives companies credibility. Go forth and code!