Continuing Your Leadership Journey: How to Succeed in the HLA Process
Turn setbacks into strategy and take your next step toward healthcare leadership success.
About the Event
The Continuing Your Leadership Journey workshop is designed for aspiring healthcare leaders who are looking to progress within the Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) ecosystem after a previous application. Led by Dr Johann Malawana, this interactive session provides clear, structured guidance on how to move forward with confidence, clarity, and purpose.
Rather than focusing on rejection, this workshop reframes the experience as a strategic redirection. Participants will gain insight into alternative leadership pathways, understand how to strengthen future HLA applications, and explore meaningful opportunities within Medics.Academy’s wider leadership and innovation programmes.
Date & Time
Date: 2 June 2026
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM (BST)
Workshop Overview
This event is designed to help participants continue their leadership development journey with renewed direction and practical next steps. It provides transparent guidance on the HLA application process, common areas for improvement, and how to build a stronger leadership profile for future opportunities.
Participants will also be introduced to a range of alternative progression routes within Medics.Academy, ensuring they remain connected to a supportive leadership ecosystem while continuing to grow professionally.
Workshop Overview
This session is designed to help participants continue their leadership development journey with renewed direction and practical next steps. It provides transparent guidance on the HLA application process, common areas for improvement, and how to build a stronger leadership profile for future opportunities.
Participants will also be introduced to a range of alternative progression routes within Medics.Academy, ensuring they remain connected to a supportive leadership ecosystem while continuing to grow professionally.
Why Attend
Gain clarity on why HLA applications may not have been successful
Understand how to strengthen future HLA scholarship applications
Explore alternative leadership pathways within Medics.Academy
Discover programmes such as InLET, IL1, Fellowship, and Digital Health
Receive personalised guidance on leadership development and progression
Stay connected to the HLA leadership community and network
Turn reflection into a clear, actionable career development plan
Instructor
Dr Johann Malawana
Director, The Healthcare Leadership Academy | Founder, Medics.Academy
Johann, with over 15 years of leadership experience, founded Medics Academy and The Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) to address systemic issues in healthcare and support early-career development.
He is renowned for his role as the former chair of the Junior Doctors Committee of the British Medical Association and has held significant positions such as President of Barts and The London Students’ Association and University of London Medical Students’ Officer.
Johann played a pivotal role in negotiating improvements for junior doctors after the Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) crisis, including the Inter Deanery Transfer System. His leadership and advocacy led to appointments on the boards of the General Medical Council and the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board, representing medical students and junior doctors.