Portfolio careers for ambitious healthcare professionals

At SMR, we are dedicated to holding the ladder for our peers. Whether you are a clinician interested in a portfolio career, looking to move into clinical leadership or taking on consultancy clients, we are here to help.

We run workshops, and offer resources to help you progress in your career.

And if you’re ready to take your career to the next level, you have a unique opportunity to be mentored by Dr Rizwan Malik.

SMR Mentoring Services

Personal Mentoring

Personalised guidance tailored to your unique career needs and goals with focused one-to-one sessions with Dr. Rizwan Malik.

  • One one-to-one session per month for 6 months

  • Structured session topics, tailored to your personal career needs

  • Career mapping and goal posts

  • Access to all Workshop resources included

Price: £2000

Group Mentoring

Join a cohort of like-minded, ambitious healthcare professionals on a structured mentoring programme with Dr. Rizwan Malik.

  • 6 month structured series of group sessions

  • Structured session topics

  • Small groups (5-8 people)

  • Cohort of like-minded peers to learn with and from

  • Discount on all Workshop resources

Note: Cohorts start at fixed intervals once numbers are filled.

Price: £1500 per person

Corporate Mentoring

Mentoring for new appointees and aspirant leaders in your company.

  • Bespoke offering to your organisation’s needs, such as:

    • Regular mentorship and personalised support

    • Support better understanding of the perspective of end-users

    • Curating “secret shopper” episodes with Clinical affiliates

    • Feedback on sales/demonstration activities from user perspective

  • Structured to suit your organisation’s schedule:

    • Full-day workshops

    • Individual sessions

    • Regular external support

Price on enquiry

Need help deciding which option is best for you?

Kind words about SMR Mentoring

  • Great to see this from Dr Rizwan Malik —someone I’ve had the pleasure of working with and who truly understands the impact of mentorship in healthcare. His insights and leadership are always valuable, and he consistently drives positive change. Mentorship isn’t just about guidance—it’s about opening doors, sharing experiences, and empowering others to grow. Rizwan does this exceptionally well. If you're in healthcare or AI and looking for someone who knows how to combine clinical expertise with innovation, Rizwan is definitely someone to connect with.

    Darren Stephens
    Senior Vice President & Commercial Lead UKI | EU, Radiobotics

  • I wanted to take the opportunity to pen my heartfelt feedback based on my experiences of working with Dr Rizwan Malik. I have had the privilege of being mentored and guided by Dr. Malik through my entrepreneurship journey over last 4 years. Dr Malik’s approach to mentorship is a fine tuned balance between mentoring and guidance. Where he guides me to the best approach to solve problems while also sharing his wisdom at the right moments to influence my decisions. Putting it simply, he embodies the adage “give a person a fish vs. teach a person to fish

    Ram Rajaraman 
    Managing Director, Sustainable Analytics

  • Dr. Rizwan Malik has been an inspiration to me all along in my 10 years career as a Consultant. I took a plunge into various roles just by observing him and learning from him. He gently nudges you to do the right thing and supports you whenever you ask for help. He is truly a wonderful colleague and mentor.

    Dr. Shaista Meraj
    Radiologist and AI specialist

  • I have been fortunate enough to receive wisdom, challenge, critique and guidance from Dr. Rizwan Malik and for that I am eternally grateful. An experienced voice, who offers thoughtful reflection, drawing on your experience and battle scars all while not dampening enthusiasm nor just offering solutions but letting me explore and grow.

    Nick Woznitza MBE
    Radiographer

  • I could not ask for a better mentor in imaging and how enterprise imaging is evolving in the UK than UKIO past President Dr Rizwan Malik!

    What has been even more fun has been sharing our approach to family and careers. He is too modest to tell you, but his rise is improbable and inspiring.

    It all started with a question - I notice that your father's passing was a touchstone for you. How so?

    I learned Dr. Malik's father emigrated to the UK from Pakistan and worked as a bus driver. Dr. Malik defied the odds (and his own self-doubts) to attend Cambridge on scholarship and become a leading physician.

    After his father's death, Dr. Malik had countless people come to his door and offer to pay back funds that his father (a man of very modest means) had always provided to others in need.

    If you wonder why UKIO has an active scholarship program for promising global healthcare providers who can't afford the conference, you can thank the vision and legacy of Dr. Malik and by extension his father.

    Morris Panner
    President, Intelerad Medical Systems

Explore mentoring options

SMR Mentoring FAQs

    • Many professionals are unaware of the portfolio career options available to them or that these can be pursued alongside existing roles in healthcare.

    • Mentoring provides insight into these pathways, helping individuals explore new directions without needing to completely step away from their current role.

  • Anyone and everyone, clinical or non-clinical who is considering or actively exploring the portfolio career pathway within healthcare. SMR mentoring will offer support

    • Healthcare Founders

    • Early stage clinicians looking for a broader portfolio

    • Leaders exiting the NHS

    • Mature clinicians looking for a portfolio career transition

    • Personal Mentoring allows candid, dynamic focused support for your career aspirations and journey to help you in developing leadership skills and personal impact. This option also include complimentary access to all online workshop resources

    • Group Mentorship allows similar opportunities alongside sharing learning with a cohort of like-minded individuals. Whilst it doesn’t offer 1:1 engagement, it is a more affordable option and also includes discounts on all workshop resources

    • Corporate Mentoring is a bespoke service built around an Organisation’s requirements to provide trusted independent support to the aspirant leaders

  • Cohorts will run monthly. There may be some flexibility on the start dates related to quorum of the group. We aim to start the first Group Cohort in September 2025

    • Real Talk on Conflict:
      Candid discussions around real-life conflicts in the workplace and the strategies used to address them, including coping mechanisms and practical outcomes.

    • Supportive Approach:
      Rizwan’s mentoring style is approachable and grounded in lived experience, helping others feel safe and understood in their development journey.

    • Overcoming Self-Doubt:
      Many professionals struggle with promoting themselves or articulating their value. SMR mentoring shares simple, practical techniques to overcome this hesitation and build confidence.

    • Finding Your Value:
      Through reflection and discussion, mentees will naturally identify their unique contributions and may even develop their own ‘value system’ to better understand their professional impact.

    • Dynamic Q&A:
      Interactive sessions will follow the needs and interests of attendees, no fixed script, just honest conversations driven by the topics that matter most.