Dr Rammya Mathew is a GP, Medical Director for Brent Integrated Care Partnership, BMJ columnist and GP appraiser. She has built a portfolio career across clinical practice, leadership, writing and population health, while working part-time around family life.
In this episode, Rammya shares the story behind her career - including how she got her first leadership opportunity, why she doesn't believe you need a grand career plan, dealing with rejection and imposter syndrome, becoming a BMJ columnist, and building a career that works around the rest of your life.
We also talk about motherhood, boundaries, networking and why sometimes you simply need to get into the arena...and so much more:
00:00 - Introduction and Rammya's portfolio career
04:00 - Working part-time and building a portfolio career
06:00 - How Rammya first got into leadership
12:00 - Putting yourself forward when you don't have the experience
13:00 - Why networking doesn't have to feel like networking
16:00 - Imposter syndrome and saying yes when you're nervous
18:00 - Failure, rejection and losing your sense of career identity
22:00 - Leadership, motherhood and doing things on your own terms
28:00 - Building a portfolio career around clinical practice
30:00 - Staying clinically confident while doing less clinical work
34:00 - Why diverse voices matter in leadership
38:00 - How Rammya became a BMJ columnist
43:00 - Career plans, values and choosing where you can make an impact
46:00 - Quick-fire questions: goal setting, networking and joy
You might also enjoy some of our earlier conversations with leaders at the start of their careers:
Episode 10 - Backstage with Sonali Kinra
Episode 12 - Backstage with Imogen Staveley
Episode 14 - Backstage with Rachel Steen
The Next GenCast is hosted by Dr Nish Manek, founder of Next Generation GP.
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