I’m a BME that initially wanted to go to med school but decided that my interests were more in the healthcare strategy world (unfortunately super late as it was senior year in feb when recruiting cycles were either closing or closed). Ended up taking a b4 tech consulting role as it was one of the few offers I got and also because it’s some type of consulting role. I was just wondering how I should position myself so I can exit into a more strategy focused role preferably in HC after 1-2 yoe.

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Do great work, take on responsibility, and if possible, get promoted. (Be the type of person your manager can trust to leave alone with the client or to own a work stream.)

Network with people at your target firms. Coming from Duke, you should have classmates at all the major firms—get to know them and keep in touch.

Know the things you “should” know. I’d expect someone in tech consulting who wants to do healthcare work to be able to speak competently about tech and healthcare. You’d be surprised how many people in your position can’t hold a conversation about either industry.

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