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Letters How to get started in medical leadership

Take the lead: additional medical leadership development opportunities and resources

BMJ 2024; 387 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2602 (Published 26 November 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;387:q2602
  1. Christopher J Graham, digital education manager1,
  2. Laura (Josie) Cheetham, general practitioner2
  1. 1Department of Education, Training, and Assessment, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
  2. 2Hereford and Worcester Primary Care Network, Hereford, UK
  1. c.graham{at}rcpe.ac.uk

We thank Eddy and colleagues for their article on medical leadership,1 recognised as essential in postgraduate medical training.2 We have two important additions.

Firstly, the Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA)’s scholars programme, founded in 2016, is a year long, funded leadership development programme mapped to the NHS leadership framework that nurtures and empowers tomorrow’s healthcare leaders.3 The programme can be undertaken in parallel to studies or work and explores the leader as communicator, manager, follower, negotiator, philosopher, and entrepreneur …

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