Being Better, Together podcast: Sapna Kudchadkar on the three most important words in healthcare leadership

Summary

In this episode of the Being Better, Together podcast, Dr Sapna Kudchadkar, a paediatric intensivist and anaesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins. Shapna shares her inspiring journey from a clinician initially determined to avoid research to becoming the pioneer of the PICU Up! programme - an initiative aimed at transforming sleep and early mobilisation in the PICU. The podcast explores how she overcame grant rejections through tenacity and the guidance of supportive mentors. Sapna also discussed the vital importance of the interprofessinal team, the power of storytelling for advocacy, and why the three most important words in healthcare leadership are "I don't know". This conversation is packed with insights on perseverance, mentorship and spreading excellence through international collaboration.