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Medical Doctor | Digital Health & AI

I build projects at the intersection of healthcare, AI, and product thinking, translating real-world challenges into practical, user-centered solutions.

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I focus on impactful projects in consumer behavior and market analysis, combining my medical background with research expertise.

  • AI-Powered Career Sprint: Unlock Your Dream Job
    AI-Powered Career Sprint: Unlock Your Dream Job
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    Extern · Jun 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern

    AI-Powered Career Sprint: Unlock Your Dream Job

    A three-week externship sprint focused on using AI to build job-search assets, craft targeted outreach, and rehearse interviews.

  • Beats by Dre Consumer Behavior & Market Analysis Externship
    Beats by Dre Consumer Behavior & Market Analysis Externship
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    Beats By Dre · Aug 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern

    Beats by Dre Consumer Behavior & Market Analysis Externship

    Discover how top brands like Beats by Dre turn consumer insights into products people can’t resist. Dive into the psychology of buying decisions, master survey design, and use cutting-edge AI tools to analyze real consumer data. In this externship, you’ll gain hands-on experience shaping marketing strategy for a leading global brand—perfect for anyone curious about marketing, psychology, or product innovation.

    Data AnalysisMarket ResearchPresentation Skills

About me

I build projects at the intersection of healthcare, AI, and product thinking, translating real-world challenges into practical, user-centered solutions.

MBBS from Kaduna State University, about to start housemanship at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital. Three years of clinical research, including a 92-study systematic review and public health work reaching 3,000+ people, with a research award in Community Medicine and top honors in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Currently in a consumer behavior and market analysis externship with Beats by Dre. Working toward digital health product management, grounded in evidence.

Externships

AI-Powered Career Sprint: Unlock Your Dream Job

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Experience

Consumer Behaviour and Market Research Analyst Extern

Extern x Beats by Dre · 2026 6 Present

Research Assistant and Student Researcher

Kaduna State University · February 2023 6 February 2026

Education

Kaduna State University

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) · Class of 2026

TS Academy

AI & Automation · Class of 2026

Skills

Survey Instrument DesignDiscussion Guide DevelopmentQualitative ResearchQuantitative ResearchSystematic ReviewEvidence SynthesisData CollectionQuality ControlSPSSKobo ToolboxResearch ReportingStakeholder CommunicationScientific WritingPrompt EngineeringWorkflow AutomationAgileGoogle SheetsHealthtechn8nProduct Management

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AI-Powered Career Sprint: Unlock Your Dream Job

A three-week externship sprint focused on using AI to build job-search assets, craft targeted outreach, and rehearse interviews.

Overview

The externship produced AI-optimized career artifacts and an evaluation of interview-practice tools. Work included an elevator pitch and 45-second intro that contextualized clinical and research experience, a master prompt for generating targeted outreach and cover letters, and a review noting that AI interview tools had not yet been trialed.

AI-Powered Career Sprint: Unlock Your Dream Job

What I've accomplished

I produced a pitch and intro that framed my clinical and research background and leadership on large studies, created a master prompt for concise outreach and cover letters, and documented which AI interview-practice tools I had not yet tested.

Project breakdown

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Beats by Dre Consumer Behavior & Market Analysis Externship

Discover how top brands like Beats by Dre turn consumer insights into products people can’t resist. Dive into the psychology of buying decisions, master survey design, and use cutting-edge AI tools to analyze real consumer data. In this externship, you’ll gain hands-on experience shaping marketing strategy for a leading global brand—perfect for anyone curious about marketing, psychology, or product innovation.

Data AnalysisMarket ResearchPresentation Skills

Overview

During my externship with Beats By Dre, I explored how consumer insights drive product innovation and marketing strategies. I utilized AI tools to analyze real consumer data, created pain point charts, and developed customer journey maps informed by psychological purchasing behaviors. This hands-on experience enhanced my understanding of consumer behavior and market analysis.

Beats by Dre Consumer Behavior & Market Analysis Externship
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What I've accomplished

I produced a public pain-point dashboard, thematically coded customer reviews into AIDA-linked journey stages, and built an AI-driven survey outreach workflow combining ManyChat, ChatGPT, and Gemini.

Project breakdown

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