From Biotech Engineer to Bioinformatics Leader—Her Career Pivot

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In this episode of Health I.T Playground, recorded live at the AMIA Symposium, I interview Pushkala Jayaraman, postdoctoral fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and current Chair of AMIA’s Student Working Group. She shares her journey into bioinformatics—from biotechnology engineering to cutting-edge genomics research—and how she found her path in informatics leadership.

If you’re curious about bioinformatics and career growth in this area of informatics, this interview is for you.

Do you want to connect with P.J? Want to lean more about AMIA? Check out the links below:

🔗 AMIA Student Working Group: https://amia.org/community/working-gr...
🔗 Learn more about PJ: https://pushkalajayaraman.com/
🔗 AMIA Study Working Group YouTube: https://www.youtube.com
🔗 Find PJ on LinkedIn:   / pushkalajayaraman  
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Timeline:
02:11 From Biotech to Code
03:37 Georgia Tech Bioinformatics
05:06 Rat Genome Databases
07:25 Genomics at CHOP
08:03 PhD Pivot to EHR
10:06 Finding a Home in AMIA
12:08 Career Intuition and Mentors
14:59 Mount Sinai PhD Pathways
16:59 Student Working Group Leadership
20:07 Careers and First Look
23:24 Biotech Career Paths
24:00 Why Mentorship Matters
25:38 Peer Mentorship Culture
26:48 Fireside Chats Mentoring
29:56 Trainees Welcome Here
31:28 How to Join AMIA
33:16 AMIA Connect and Working Groups
35:05 Why AMIA Helps You Grow
38:59 Chair Vision and New Initiatives
42:42 Five Year Career Goals

Career Corner is a segment of the Health IT Playground where we provide viewers with great insight on Health IT job roles. Subscribe for more great content!

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Who I AM:
Juliette Nwagbara, MS, RHIA, PMP is the founder of RHIA Essential. She is a Health IT professional, student mentor, and philanthropist. Nwagbara earned her bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas, Professional Certificate in Health Informatics from the University of Texas at Austin, and her Master of Science degree in Health Informatics Administration from the University of Maryland University College.

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