If you’re a medical student who’s thinking about research, and curious about how to choose the right lab and supervisor - this episode’s a good one for you.

Welcome back to Humans of Medicine - A podcast where we interview and learn about different types of people in medicine and research.

Today we’ve got DJ, a final year med student at UNSW. He’s a research intern at the Kolling Institute, having worked on cardiology projects for the past few years (leading to some fun conference trips overseas). He’s also previously helped out with startup called Vantari VR, (which seeks to use VR in medical education) as well as tutoring at UNSW.

We chatted about the importance of research in medicine, three key tips for new researchers, and his diverse interests in public health, technology, and importantly, human connection. Hope you enjoy.

If you'd like to get in touch, feel free to message him on Linkedin!

0:48 Connecting with patients

2:30 Final year of med school

3:14 Changing curriculums and adapting to AI

7:03 The value of research as a clinician

9:30 Research highlights: People, culture, and learning about possibility

12:07 Frontier research vs Improvement research

14:52 Improving the outcomes of the many

16:23 Early Career Research 101: Key advice for newbies

21:15 Reflecting in Medicine: The story of “Timothy”

23:12 Doctor-writers

25:20 Vantari VR and Startups

28:12 The many paths of medicine