Why Did I Become A Doctor 🇿🇦 Podcast

Real stories from doctors, nurses, engineers & pros who chose their path. New eps every 2 weeks. 🎙️ Guest views ≠ our views. Info only, not advice. 🇿🇦

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"I think the beauty of life is that it's limited."

Our first ever Part 2 — prosthodontist Dr Avi Jagathpal on living forever, zirconia failures, Turkey Teeth, and knowing when to send a patient to someone else.

https://t.co/M0dW8VMjcU

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"He had the cutest little practice."

Dr Mimi Mukwevho on the village GP in Shayandima who made her want to become a doctor, and the dream of a practice of her own back home.

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8kwBz

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She wanted Cape Town. Her dad won.

Dr Mimi Mukwevho on the fight with her father that sent her to MEDUNSA instead. Did your parents decide where you studied?

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8kwBz

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Should under-16s be banned from social media?

Dr Mimi Mukwevho supports Australia's ban, partly because she sees patients scrolling through their own consultations. Where do you stand?

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8l4r7

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"First time in my life I realised that doctors don't just doctor patients."

Dr Mimi Mukwevho on pivoting into clinical research when the psychiatry posts she applied for didn't come.

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8kwBz

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While other kids had weekends, she was researching medical schools. In grade 7.

Dr Mimi Mukwevho on knowing exactly where she was going from the age of twelve, and nobody having to push her.

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8kwBz

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"How old are you?" "19." 😳

Dr Yash Naidoo proposes a minimum age of 21 for dentistry. Dr Yakshen Lindy suggests 41. Just so you know what you're getting yourself into.

How old were you when you started?

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The algorithm already knows what you've been googling.

Dr Mimi Mukwevho on why she sees TikTok as such a powerful tool in healthcare, and how it connects people with the information they're already looking for.

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8l4r7

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"I am a very rural girl. And I didn't accept that until I came to the city."

Dr Mimi Mukwevho on growing up in Shayandima, deep in Venda, and the drive home that still feels like a hug.

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8kwBz

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Is Joburg really that unfriendly?

Dr Mimi Mukwevho says nobody smiles in a Joburg mall. Dr Yash Naidoo insists Joburg is the best. Whose side are you on?

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8kwBz

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Lots of noise, very little signal. Why are real doctors so quiet online?

Dr Mimi Mukwevho on countering health misinformation, and why anyone with a platform has to be responsible with it.

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8l4r7

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COVID made telehealth normal. Is it here to stay?

Dr Mimi Mukwevho, a GP who consults almost entirely online, on why she thinks there's no going back.

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8l4r7

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"I bring smiles to those who have lost them over the years."

Oral hygienist Kaokie Sepuru on what her job is really about, beyond the textbook answer.

https://t.co/M0T3e9EMRV

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"It's the ultimate car for a dentist." 🏎️🦷

Dr Yash Naidoo calls the 911 a midlife crisis car, then admits he wants one and blames @MKBHD. Dr Yakshen Lindy says it's all status.

Tag a dentist who drives a Porsche 👇

https://t.co/tSnkcV13ZI

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Why does everyone from Limpopo seem so well educated?

Dr Mimi Mukwevho on growing up in Venda, where she says a gap year simply doesn't exist.

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8kwBz

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She wanted a little practice in her village. She ended up with one that has no building at all.

GP Dr Mimi Mukwevho on telehealth, misinformation, and why she tells patients to verify her before they believe her.

https://t.co/3ZhsZ8l4r7

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Are women taking over dentistry?

Dental student Luvaan Rooyan believes girls outscore boys on average, so admissions on marks alone will favour women. Dr Yash Naidoo asks where he's getting that from.

Your view?

https://t.co/tSnkcV13ZI

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Dr Reggie Reddy started practising in 1990. Thirty-five years on, he calls it almost a lifetime. It all began on a family farm outside Krantzkloof, in what is now KwaDabeka.

https://t.co/6tCqLAmFim

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"They would come sit with me and we would go there on the queue... to this day, we remain the closest of friends." Dr Odirile Moloi on the varsity friends who joined him in the financial aid queue, though none of them needed to be there.

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#Friendship

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Dr Navin Naidoo — doctor and advocate — on the trial that ended his criminal defence work. He says he simply couldn't reconcile himself with that kind of case.

An honest reflection on the cost of legal practice. 🎙️

https://t.co/Jyq5n0YVyJ

#LegalCareers #CriminalLaw #Advocate

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"A lot of people can become clinically competent. But it's the soft skills that are so important."

Dr Norman Cahi on what sets a clinician apart: how you talk to people, empathy, and sensitivity to those less privileged.

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#WDIBAD