Season 4: episode 1. Sapna Kudchadkar on the three most important words in healthcare leadership.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr Sapna Kudchadkar, a paediatric intensivist and anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins. Shapna shares her inspiring journey from a clinician intially determined to avoid research to becoming the pioneer of the PICU Up! program - an initiative aimed at transforming sleep and early mobilsation in the PICU. We explore how she overcame grant rejections through tenacity and the guidance of supportive mentors. Sapna also discussed the vital importance of the interprofessinal team, the power of storytelling for advocacy, and why the three most important words in healthcare leadership are "I don't know". This conversation is packed with insights on perseverance, mentorship and spreading excellence through internationl collaboration.More information on PICU Up! here.