In this episode, guest Navin Goyal, MD, discusses side gigs in the health care space, encourages physicians to explore their fields of interest and talks about his book, Physician Underdog.

• Intro 0:24
• Navin Goyal, MD 0:28
• You have done a lot to help Medicaid patients with your venture capital group, OFFOR Health. Can you tell us about that? 1:11
• What was the driver of your venture capital group? Was it access to care? 3:03
• Tell us about your interest in health equity and access to care? What happened next. 6:16
• Tell us about your book, Physician Underdog. Did the book come before, during or after your journey with your venture capital group? 7:51
• What is your advice to physicians and health care workers who feel burnt out and unfulfilled in their career path? 11:23
• Bhargava and Goyal discuss change and adapting to changes in career paths. 14:34
• Bhargava and Goyal discuss the difference between careers in health care and other professions that are likely to pursue new avenues. 16:32
• There are plenty of physicians out there looking for side gigs. What is your advice to physicians and health care workers who want to explore other avenues and side gigs? 18:49
• How do you do it all? 21:56
• Thanks 24:37

Navin Goyal, MD, is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, physician and author—driven by his passion for human-centered leadership. He is the co-founder and managing partner at LOUD Capital, specializing in early-stage investments in healthcare and technology startups. Goyal is also co-founder of OFFOR Health, a venture-backed startup that provides mobile anesthesia services for pediatric patients on Medicaid, and Beyond Physician, an online learning management platform and job marketplace to enable physicians to learn new skills, get contract work and grow their thought leadership. His journey and insights are captured in his book, Physician Underdog.

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