About the Event

The second International HLA Community Weekend for the year 2025 is just around the corner! The event will take place in the vibrant city of Amsterdam during the pleasant summer days.

Give a good end to this HLA year by participating in this exciting and promising in-person training weekend. Let’s come together and benefit from an in-person training weekend that will create deeper connections with other members of our community, as well as with people outside the HLA network.

This event is open to everyone in the HLA community. To increase awareness of the HLA in the Netherlands, there will be a networking reception with drinks and snacks at the start of Saturday night, followed by a dinner open to anyone interested in the HLA (the rest of the weekend will be for the HLA Community only).

The weekend will include multiple workshops, among which will be sessions led by Dr Johann Malawana (Managing Director of the HLA) personally. There will be plenty of time to explore the city with pleasant company, and not to mention: an amazing dinner on Saturday evening! There will be limited places available, so please book as soon as possible. 


Who can participate?

The weekend is exclusively accessible to members of the HLA community (former and current HLA scholars, HLA alumni, etc.). However, the networking reception and dinner are open to anyone interested in the HLA, including those from outside the HLA community.

Cost of the weekend: 

  1. 30 GBP (this fee will include workshop materials, coffee and snacks for the weekend).

  2. 150 GBP for a single bed in shared single sex rooms for the weekend (2 nights). This will be in Muiden, a city close to Amsterdam (this fee will include workshop materials, coffee and snacks for the weekend). 

Additionally, you are free to arrange your own accommodation. 

Flight and transport costs are at your own expense.

Date and time: 12th and 13th July 2025 (exact times are yet to be confirmed). It is advisable to arrive in Amsterdam by Friday evening so that you can settle in.

Location: Amsterdam (exact location to be confirmed)

Dress code: Casual 


How to Complete Your Registration:

1.Click the ‘Buy £30’ button at the top of this page to make the payment:

  • £30 Option: Includes event participation, workshops, materials, snacks, and coffee (excludes accommodation).

  • £150 Option: Includes everything above plus accommodation at a boat in Muiden, exclusively booked for event attendees.

2.After making the payment, visit the Event Portal Link again: 

https://www.medics.academy/courses/hla-community-weekend-amsterdam

3.Click ‘Resume Course’ (next to the ‘Buy £30’ button).

4.Go to the ‘Register Here’ section on the left-hand panel and fill out the form to confirm your attendance.


How to Register for the Saturday Dinner:

If you’d like to join us for dinner on Saturday night at your own cost, please register your interest by filling out this form:

https://join.thehealthcareleadership.academy/HLA-Community-weekend-Amsterdam-Dinner-Form

If you are facing any issues or have any questions, please email [email protected].

Instructor

Mahrukh Raza

Hi there! I am Mahrukh Raza, a former HLA scholar in the Newcastle cohort. I am studying at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. I am in my final year of medicine, and my interests at the moment are surgery and family medicine. Besides studying, I have student jobs in healthcare, I like to go to the gym, and I enjoy staying (almost) always busy with new things. Furthermore, I am very interested in how the healthcare systems work in other countries and how we can learn from each other. I also find building networks very valuable and important.

I have the opportunity to organize a fun and valuable HLA community weekend focused on creating connections, which I would say is the number one goal of the HLA. Another very important goal is to improve our leadership skills. Note that I say "improve" rather than "create" because we are all already leaders in healthcare; it’s just about how exactly you want to shape this role. I hope we can connect with each other and be open to each other's experiences. Hope to see you in July in Amsterdam! (PS: I assure you that besides serious workshops, it will definitely be a lot of fun too!)

Organisation

The Healthcare Leadership Academy

The Healthcare Leadership Academy formed in response to demand from young clinicians and medical students to learn about leadership. Founded by Dr Johann Malawana (Course Director), former leader of the Junior Doctor Dispute, and a team of like-minded professionals (Our Faculty and Assistant Course Directors) the Healthcare Leadership Academy launched on 20th December 2016. HLA houses an exciting faculty from across the health sector and beyond. Their shared aim is to inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals and develop their understanding of leadership. Too often in healthcare, leadership is confused with management. Through a combination of mentoring, Socratic discussion, and philosophical exploration, HLA aims to inspire our scholars to change the world of healthcare, one small step at a time. At a time when the world seems an ever more worrying place, it is important that the next generation of healthcare professionals truly understand how to motivate the people they work with in order to best look after the populations they serve.