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The HLA: The Ripple Effect

by The Healthcare Leadership Academy

The Ripple Effect is an HLA Listen* podcast that dives into the stories of The Healthcare Leadership Academy’s alumni—leaders, innovators, and change-makers shaping the future of healthcare. From groundbreaking projects to personal leadership journeys, each episode explores how a single idea, conversation, or decision can create waves of impact, driving meaningful change in healthcare and beyond.Every leader starts with a single drop — join us as we follow the ripples.*HLA Listen is the podcast network of The Healthcare Leadership Academy.

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Episodes

  1. Olamide Oguntimehin: Purpose, Leadership and the Making of Melanin Medics

    In this episode of The Ripple Effect, Olamide Oguntimetia, HLA Alumni and founder of Melanin Medics, shares her journey from medical student to council member of the GMC and the leadership lessons learned along the way. Olamide reflects on how Melanin Medics grew from a personal blog into a...

  2. Zac Hassan: Translating Clinical Capital

    Podcast interview featuring The Healthcare Leadership Academy alumnus Zac Hassan, who details his path from medical registrar to an aspiring political candidate. Hassan explains that The HLA provided the courage, practical skills, and collaborative environment required to develop his side…

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  3. Eleanor Budge: Leadership, Anesthetics, and Career Evolution

    This podcast captures a retrospective interview with Eleanor Budge, an anesthetic registrar and former scholar of The Healthcare Leadership Academy (The HLA), discussing her professional trajectory since joining the programme in 2018. Budge describes how her early involvement in university...

  4. Brian Wang: Strategy, Self-Reflection and Hard Work

    In this episode of The HLA Ripple Effect podcast, physician and academic Brian Wang talks about his wide-ranging professional journey. Wang reflects on his medical training at Cambridge and Imperial, his three-year PhD in cardiovascular sciences, and his upcoming role as an Academic Clinical…

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  5. Yamen Jabr: Global Leadership and the Future of Rehabilitation

    Yammen Jabr, a rehabilitation medicine registrar and faculty member for The HLA, talks about his journey from an International Medical Graduate to his current role. Yamen explains that he joined The HLA early in his career to gain crucial training in separating leadership from management, a skill...

  6. Axie Finch: Leadership, Advocacy and Redefining Resilience

    This podcast features an interview with Axie Finch, who discusses her career progression and her experience with The HLA programme. She highlights the transformative impact of The HLA, particularly its role in encouraging her to advocate for patients and to challenge the status quo. Axie recounts...

  7. Josephine Elliott: Paediatrics, Academia, and The HLA Leadership

    Josephine Elliott, a paediatrician and former scholar from the third cohort of The Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA), reflects on her career journey and the impact of the programme. She recounts her initial reluctance to apply for The HLA, despite encouragement from a peer, because she felt...

  8. Ifan Jenkin: An HLA Scholar's Unconventional Path

    This podcast episode features an interview with Ifan Jenkin, a former scholar of the The Healthcare Leadership Academy. Ifan discusses his unconventional career path from medical school at Oxford, through early clinical training during the COVID-19 pandemic, and eventually to a master's programme...

  9. Ahmad Elmansouri: Journey Through Medicine and Beyond

    This podcast episode features an interview with Ahmad Elmansouri, a former scholar of The HLA (Healthcare Leadership Academy) and co-founder of The HLA Listen podcast. The conversation explores Ahmad's journey through medicine, including his initial interest in surgery, his decision to pursue...

  10. David Williams: Navigating Politics, Leadership, and Healthcare Perspectives

    This episode features an interview with David Williams, a former Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) scholar. The conversation explores Williams' varied career path, including experiences in physiotherapy, the armed forces, and local politics, highlighting his passion for service and leadership.…

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  11. Hugo Layard Horsfall: A Neurosurgeon's Journey: Leadership, Failure, and AI in Brain-Computer Interfaces

    This podcast features an interview with Hugo Layard Horsfall, a neurosurgery registrar and PhD candidate researching neurotechnology. He discusses his work on next-generation electrodes to understand brain information processing at a single-neuron level, its application in brain-computer…

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  12. Sida Mao: Leadership, Community, and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

    Sida Mao, a former HLA scholar, reflects on his experiences in The Health Leadership Academy program and its lasting impact on his personal and professional development. Sid recounts his initial motivations for joining The HLA, the application process, and the key aspects of the programme he…

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  13. Fasika Amdeslasie: An Ethiopian Surgeon's Leadership Journey

    Fasika Amdeslasie, a surgeon and healthcare leader from Tigray, Ethiopia. Fasika discusses his extensive career, including leadership roles during a wartime siege, and his participation in The HLA Scholars programme. He highlights the challenges of balancing clinical work with leadership...

  14. Anne Meierkord: on Global Health Leadership

    The Ripple Effect presents a podcast interview with Anne Meierkord, a former HLA scholar from the 2020 cohort who became a faculty member. The discussion explores her career journey, which includes working as a medical doctor in Berlin and a research scientist in health policy analysis,...

  15. Jacob Oguntimehin: Leadership, Networks, and Widening Participation

    Jacob Oguntimehin is an emergency medicine doctor and former Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) scholar. Jacob discusses his passion for equitable and efficient health systems, his journey into health policy and widening participation, and the significant impact of his social enterprise, The...

  16. Maredudd Harris: Ambitious Leadership in Healthcare

    This episode of The Ripple Effect features an interview with Maredudd Harris, a former scholar from The Health Leadership Academy (HLA). Med discusses his career trajectory since joining The HLA, detailing his current radiology training with a focus on interventional radiology and a past…

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  17. Jim Determeijer: A global health PhD candidate and former HLA scholar.

    This podcast features an interview with Jim Determeijer, a global health PhD candidate and former HLA scholar. The conversation centres on Jim's unique journey, highlighting his experiences as one of the early international HLA scholars, his pivotal role in expanding The HLA's global reach, and…

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  18. Marguerite O Riordan: Leadership, Medical Politics, and Project Sustainability

    Marguerite O’Riordan, a junior doctor and HLA (Healthcare Leadership Academy) scholar, discusses her leadership journey and her project, Political Medics UK. She explores the project's origins within The HLA, its aims to educate and engage medics in medical politics, and its successes, such as...

  19. Riddhi Shenoy: Leadership, Application, and the Path to Ophthalmology

    This episode features an interview with Riddhi Shenoy, a 2019 Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) scholar. Riddhi recounts her early years at university, her unexpected entry into a management BSc programme—which sparked her interest in leadership—and her somewhat accidental application to The…

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  20. Dina Saleh: An HLA Reflection

    This episode of The Ripple Effect features an interview with Dina Saleh, a member of the first London cohort of HLA scholars. The discussion explores Dina's motivations for joining The HLA as a medical student interested in leadership, her positive experiences within the programme, the lasting...

  21. Asha Thomson MBE: An HLA Scholar's Journey and Impact

    This episode of The Ripple Effect is a recorded conversation with Asha Thompson MBE, a former HLA scholar who became a cohort director. The discussion explores Asha's unconventional career path, marked by diverse experiences from retail and beauty therapy to dentistry and clinical leadership,...

  22. Jahangir Alom BEM

    This podcast features Jahangir Alom BEM, a medical doctor and HLA alumnus, as he discusses his career journey. Jingy’s story highlights how he overcame significant socioeconomic disadvantages to become a successful physician and a passionate advocate for health equity. He emphasises the…

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  23. Johann Malawana: The Ripple Effect Podcast

    The Ripple Effect podcast, hosted by Johann Malawana, introduces The Health Leadership Academy (HLA) community by featuring stories from alumni. The HLA focuses on empowering individual clinical leaders, nurturing their leadership potential, and fostering frontline innovation across various...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Ripple Effect is an HLA Listen* podcast that dives into the stories of The Healthcare Leadership Academy’s alumni—leaders, innovators, and change-makers shaping the future of healthcare. From groundbreaking projects to personal leadership journeys, each episode explores how a single idea, conversation, or decision can create waves of impact, driving meaningful change in healthcare and beyond.Every leader starts with a single drop — join us as we follow the ripples.*HLA Listen is the podcast network of The Healthcare Leadership Academy.

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The Ripple Effect is an HLA Listen* podcast that dives into the stories of The Healthcare Leadership Academy’s alumni—leaders, innovators, and change-makers shaping the future of healthcare. From groundbreaking projects to personal leadership journeys, each episode explores how a single idea,...

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