The HLA: The Ripple Effect

The HLA: The Ripple Effect
Podcast Description
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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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on leadership in healthcare, innovation, personal growth, and community building, with episodes exploring themes such as overcoming imposter syndrome in medical education, the impact of social enterprises on health equity, and the intersection of technology and leadership in healthcare, illustrated by discussions with alumni like Jacob Oguntimehin on addressing systemic barriers and Hugo Layard Horsfall on neurotechnology.

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.
This podcast episode features an interview with Ifan Jenkin, a former scholar of the TheHealthcare 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 in translational medicine at Stanford. He shares insights into his decision to move beyond traditional clinical medicine into the biotech and life sciences industry, his experiences with The HLA community, and the contrasting networking cultures between the UK and the US. The conversation highlights the value of The HLA for personal and professional growth, particularly for those pursuing diverse paths within healthcare.

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