Published on: 18 September 2019
Dr Carina Dowson has been awarded a prestigious scholarship aimed at developing the next generation of healthcare leaders.
Dr Dowson, who works as a registrar in the integrated care and emergency ambulatory care units at Sunderland Royal Hospital, was awarded a place among its 2019/20 group of talented scholars by the Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA). She has now begun the intense, year-long programme.
Dr Dowson, who is also doing a Master’s degree in Medical Leadership, said: “I am really excited about the coming year when I hope to learn a lot from meeting with inspirational and motivated people from across the healthcare sector. For my main project, I’ll be focusing on how training is provided for junior doctors who work part-time. I’m also looking forward to acquiring new skills in areas such as campaigning and negotiating and to being part of a community of like-minded people who work together to inspire each other to change the world of healthcare for the better.”
The HLA works with healthcare students and early-stage professionals to develop healthcare leaders of the future. Healthcare organisations and universities where previous scholars have been based have benefited immensely from their staff and students becoming scholars, with some developing high profile initiatives that have had an impact nationally and internationally.
Johann Malawana, Director of the HLA, said: “After a rigorous and competitive application process, we are delighted to welcome our new cohort of 2019-2020 scholars. At a time of great global challenge in healthcare, it is important that the next generation of healthcare leaders are motivated, inspired and prepared in order to best look after the populations they serve.”
