From Dietitian to PA and Building Skills That Matter with Colleen Sloan

Colleen Sloan finished her nutrition degree pumping breast milk in campus bathrooms. That refusal to wait for a convenient moment runs through everything she's built since.A registered dietitian(RD) and physician assistant(PA) in paediatric practice, Colleen hosts the Exam Room Nutrition Podcast and trains clinicians in obesity medicine.This is for any health professional who keeps noticing a problem they can't ignore. Colleen has a pattern of spotting things that harm patients without anyone meaning to, like the shame planted in a seven-year-old during a routine appointment, then building the skills to do something about it. She talks about retraining as a single mum, finding mentors who accelerate rather than just advise, staying authentic instead of fitting the professional mould, and testing a business while keeping her clinical work. If you're weighing more training, or a move from employee to entrepreneur, this gives you a way to make those calls strategically rather than reactively.We ExploreHow a major curveball can sharpen your professional directionWhat's wrong with how healthcare talks to kids about their bodiesFinding mentors who accelerate your growth, not just advise itWhy authenticity beats fitting a professional stereotypeBuilding and testing an expertise business while practising full-timeAbout Colleen SloanColleen Sloan is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and certified physician assistant (PA-C) specialising in general outpatient paediatrics. With nearly nine years in clinical practice, she works right at the intersection of nutrition and primary care. She hosts the Exam Room Nutrition Podcast and recently launched an obesity medicine course for clinicians that pairs clinical knowledge with compassionate communication.Connect with Colleen SloanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/examroomnutrition/Exam Room Nutrition Podcast: https://www.examroomnutritionpodcast.com/Obesity Medicine Nutrition Course: https://www.examroomnutrition.com/courseCareer Cliniq ResourcesWondering what else might be possible in your healthcare career? The StreamAhead Assessment helps you see which work streams align with your interests and values right now.Join the ConversationColleen builds the skill to fix the problems she can't ignore. What problem in your work won't leave you alone?Find me on LinkedIn or Instagram.