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\"computerMarcelo Tournier
\n<\/strong>Data Scientist<\/strong>
\nMasters in Business Analytics<\/strong>
\nClass of 2019<\/strong>
\nSan Francisco, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What do doctors and data scientists have in common? In the 21st century, more than you think. For Dr. Marcelo Tournier, a 2019 business analytics graduate, the opportunity to combine a passion for technology with years of hands-on experience as a physician could only happen at Hult. From practicing medicine in his native Brazil to engineering AI healthcare solutions in Silicon Valley, Marcelo\u2019s unexpected career twist may just benefit the lives of millions of Americans in years to come.<\/p>\n

It takes roughly a decade to become a licensed physician. Given the education costs, intensive training, and personal sacrifices involved, what does it feel like to leave this most revered of professions? \u201cMaking the decision was easy,\u201d jokes Marcelo. \u201cThe hard part was facing the consequences.\u201d Inspired by his pharmacist grandfather, Alticimo Tournier, whose work had been a subtle art of \u201cmixing powders, making potions, all of that alchemy\u201d, he had long wanted to help people through his own career. A lifelong interest in computers had followed Marcelo through med school, and shortly after surfaced in an opportunity to innovate the Brazilian healthcare system. The results were award-winning.<\/p>\n

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“In this new world … there is no such thing as a career map.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was around this time Marcelo learned of Hult\u2019s Masters in Business Analytics<\/a> program. \u201cIt was right at the time that I started to question myself, my career, and what I could do in this new world where there is no such thing as a career map,\u201d he explains. The program\u2019s STEM OPT presented a unique opportunity to further his skills in Silicon Valley, \u201ca place where innovation was just exploding.\u201d He and his family swiftly relocated, leaving behind his Brazilian medical license and an executive-level role.<\/p>\n

The triple-jump change of industry, function, and geography was high-risk, but the rewards are paying off. Today, Marcelo is an data scientist at Apixio, where he applies AI solutions to medical records, cutting the time doctors in the US spend on documentation. \u201cOne of my role models, Dr. Eric Topol, said: \u2018Medicine is losing its humane side because of clerical work caused by badly designed technology,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cAs a doctor and technologist, I believe I can help fix this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marcelo\u2019s on-the-ground experience as a doctor informs his work every day. \u201cWorking with technology, you have to have the user in mind all the time,\u201d he says. \u201cI know that doctors are burned-out, stressed by badly designed technology, and resistant to testing new things.\u201d Their fear of AI is a sticking point Marcelo hopes will be overcome: \u201cIt is extremely complex to look after a human being. We value not only the medical knowledge of the doctor, but the human touch we receive when we seek good quality healthcare. Using data, doctors will be able to support their patients in better ways, each and every day. That\u2019s what makes me passionate about technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Read more from our inspiring alumni in Hult Alumni Magazine 2020<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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