She’s always been a people person, which is something that initially drew her to emergency medicine. She loves that at Netflix, she still gets to meet new people all the time. One of her most translatable skills from emergency medicine is swift relationship-building. To be successful as she collaborates with teams around the world, she needs to build trust and respect quickly so they can work together to implement solutions. It also helps that after years as an emergency physician in New York City, she is very comfortable translating medicine and science to diverse, non-medical audiences. Still, it has been strange to go from the like-minded camaraderie of the ED team to being the only physician in the room. “[It] can be isolating, and exciting at the same time,” Dr. Walker said.

Her favorite part of working at Netflix is learning something new every day, especially about business. And not unlike working in a hospital, sometimes her suggestions don’t align perfectly with business priorities. When that happens she’s, “found that the humility you gain from the ER and leaning on data and science is what allows for more fruitful discussions and well-informed decisions.”

For her peers interested in corporate medicine, she suggests visiting the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine website to learn more about occupational medicine opportunities. Dr. Walker encourages emergency physicians to be open to outside-the-box career opportunities when they come along. “[We are] EM docs, after all. We can do anything!”