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Healthcare researchers struggle to recruit clinicians for interviews

Healthcare product researchers and founders need feedback from specialty-specific clinicians, but LinkedIn outreach has yielded little feedback. The suggested alternatives—paying professional boards to send invitations or attending conferences—can be costly or labor-intensive. The evidence is limited, so the size of the market and willingness to pay are not yet clear.

For healthcare product researchers and founders. Mentioned from Apr 2024 to Jul 2025 on Bluesky and Hacker News.

3 different people described this problem in 2 separate discussions.

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  1. 1. Pay the board for access to their list serve. They will send out the email for you. 2. You can host a booth at/attend a medical conference, and hand out/display QR code links to your survey
    COMPOSITION on Hacker NewsApr 2024Has a workaround
  2. I've found LinkedIn difficult to get feedback from GPs. Have you tried attending medical conferences?
    guzik on Hacker NewsApr 2024Has a workaround
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