Dr Alice McGee on Rebuilding After Burnout, Breaking into FemTech, and Turning Setback into Startup

What happens when burnout, injury, and identity crisis collide — and instead of falling apart, you build something new?

In this episode of Out of Programme, we speak with Dr Alice McGee, a former obstetrics trainee turned FemTech consultant, founder of Mara Health, senior advisor at Flow, and chair of GXGN, the fast-growing community for next-gen health tech leaders.

From a busted knee on a ski trip to cold-DM’ing her way into digital health, Alice’s story is a masterclass in reinvention. This is essential listening for any clinician questioning the status quo.

⏱ Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
01:30 – Wanting to be a doctor from a young age
04:45 – First signs of other interests at med school
06:00 – The role of mentorship in confidence building
09:20 – Lessons from student societies
12:50 – Starting foundation training with optimism
14:50 – The disillusionment of F2 and the COVID effect
17:30 – Saying no to GP, doubling down on Obs & Gynae
20:00 – The skiing accident that changed everything
22:30 – Googling “alternative careers for doctors”
25:00 – Cold outreach, starting Mara Health, landing first clients
27:50 – Finding belonging through the Bitelabs fellowship
30:00 – Working at Clue, transitioning into AI at Flow
36:00 – Building GXGN and launching Your Next Move
43:00 – Alice’s practical advice for career transitions

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