From Medicine to Machine Learning: How Public Learning Turned into a Career - Pastor Soto

In this episode, We talked with Pastor, a medical doctor who built a career in machine learning while studying medicine. Pastor shares how he balanced both fields, leveraged live courses and public sharing to grow his skills, and found opportunities through freelancing and mentoring.

TIMECODES

00:00 Pastor’s background and early programming journey

06:05 Learning new tools and skills on the job while studying medicine

11:44 Balancing medical studies with data science work and motivation

13:48 Applying medical knowledge to data science and vice versa

18:44 Starting freelance work on Upwork and overcoming language challenges

24:03 Joining the machine learning engineering course and benefits of live cohorts

27:41 Engaging with the course community and sharing progress publicly

35:16 Using LinkedIn and social media for career growth and interview opportunities

41:03 Building reputation, structuring learning, and leveraging course projects

50:53 Volunteering and mentoring with DeepLearning.AI and Stanford Coding Place

57:00 Managing time and staying productive while studying medicine and machine learning

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• Github - https://github.com/sotoblanco
• Website - https://substack.com/@pastorsoto

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