How does the professional path develop for a specialist who works as a doctor, teaches, studies in a doctoral programme abroad and develops their own educational projects? Is full academic growth possible without publications in scientific journals – and where can those taking their first steps in research find ideas for their studies? We discussed this with Begimai Zhetimisheva – a doctor, psychiatrist, lecturer and PhD candidate in nutritional science and dietetics.
Anastasiia Zuieva, an expert at the scientific and educational centre of the Scientific Publications, spoke with Begimai about her professional path, her experience working with foreign patients and international internships, her doctoral studies in Istanbul, and the role of publication activity in a doctor's career.
Begimai Zhetimisheva:
- doctor, psychiatrist
- lecturer
- PhD candidate in nutritional science and dietetics
- author of a YouTube channel and a course on nutrition and weight loss
Medicine and nutritional science are fields that increasingly intersect in today's research landscape. Doctors who combine clinical practice with academic work often face the same question: why invest time in scientific publications once professional recognition has already been achieved? Begimai Zhetimisheva's path offers a distinctive perspective on this question: her experience working with foreign patients, international internships, her move into doctoral studies in Istanbul, and her work creating educational content for a wide audience all come together to show how practice, research and education can exist side by side rather than apart.
In this interview, you will learn:
- How Begimai's interest in medicine developed from childhood, and whether choosing her profession was obvious from the very beginning.
- Which professional lesson from her experience with foreign patients and international internships proved most valuable.
- Why an established specialist and lecturer decides to continue her studies at PhD level.
- What turned out to be the most unexpected part of the application process for her doctoral studies – and why she chose Istanbul.
- Whether full professional and academic growth is possible today without publications in scientific journals.
- How ideas for research are born – advice for those who do not know what to write about.
- What she personally found most difficult in publishing activity.
- How she structures her own work, combining clinical practice, research and her own projects.
- When research work should begin – already during training, or later, once practical experience has been gained.
- What shapes a doctor's professional thinking more strongly: working with patients or working with students.
Enjoy watching!
Begimai shared experience that will be useful to practising doctors and young researchers alike: how to combine clinical work with research, and why early publications should not be put off.
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