Passion & Purpose
Dr. Baptiste currently works as a portfolio GP. This means that she spends the majority of her time in clinical practice with the remainder of the time divided between a number of other careers and interests. Working as a doctor has always been Dr. Baptiste’s first ‘calling’ or purpose in life.
Portfolio Career
Dr. Baptiste enjoys juggling multiple careers and interests. In addition to her work as a general practitioner she also works as a senior lecturer at The University of East London. She is also the founder of Medschool Xtra a new and innovative medical education platform, a writer for GP Online and speaks at various conferences and events.
Dr. Baptiste has previously worked as a reporting doctor at The London Medical Laboratory, MSc programme lead and Senior Clinical Lecturer at The College of Medicine and Dentistry. She was also appointed as an Associate Lecturer at The Open University. Dr. Baptiste has also worked as a GP tutor teaching Queen Mary University London (QMUL) medical students and was registered as a Professional Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) examiner at the General Medical Council (GMC). She occasionally examines medical students in their Objective Structured Clinical Examinations or OSCEs at QMUL.
Author
Dr. Baptiste has written a short guide for those wanting to pursue a career in the medical field. This is a must read so check it out here. She is also in the process of writing a book with Scion publishing about portfolio careers. You can read more about that here.
Entrepreneur
Dr. Baptiste founded a medical careers company called DreamSmartTutors (2016-2020) and has more recently founded Medschool Xtra, an innovative solution to support medics with their careers. For her work she was as a finalist at the Black British Business and Precious Awards 2016. She was also the winner of the LIFT Effects Rising Star award and a finalist at the WeAreTheCity Awards 2017, later winning during the 2023 awards. She was also a finalist at the UK’s largest National Diversity Awards during 2017. Dr. Baptiste also featured on the ITV News and in the first exhibition celebrating alumni at University College London (UCL) medical school. You can read more about the exhibition here.
Supporting You
Dr. Baptiste prides herself in supporting others on their medical career journeys. She regularly provides FREE content on YouTube to support medics and has recently launched a membership club for access to exclusive content. Why not check her channel out? You can click on the link at the top to see more!
Connect With Dr. Baptiste
Dr. Baptiste is always open to connecting with likeminded individuals and willing to help others find the career they are happy with! If you think she can help you then feel free to connect with her via the social media channels above and/or email her via contact@drpatricebaptiste.co.uk
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