27/01/2026
🎧 EPISODE 13 IS LIVE! | Voices of Change: A Global Leadership Series
Leadership Through Vision, Innovation & Integrity
We are delighted to share Episode 13 of Voices of Change, featuring Dr. Yogesh Kumar Chawla—
Chairman Academics & Professor Emeritus, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bhubaneswar;
Former Director, PGIMER Chandigarh; and one of India’s most respected hepatologists, medical educators, and academic leaders.
With a leadership journey spanning over four decades, Dr. Chawla reflects on leadership as vision, participation, innovation, and integrity—not authority or hierarchy. This episode offers rich insights into building academic excellence, fostering innovation, and strengthening public institutions.
🌟 Key Learnings from Episode 13:
• Why vision is the most essential leadership quality
• Establishing India’s first Liver ICU and a comprehensive organ transplantation program in a government setup
• Creating cultures of innovation, competition & academic excellence
• Initiating Research Day, Innovation Bazaar & outcome-linked research funding
• Leadership through listening, consultation & democratic decision-making
• Managing crises, media scrutiny & institutional conflict with calmness
• The need for leadership & management training for medical faculty
• Debunking a common myth: leaders don’t need all the answers
💬 “A leader must look at the best practices around the world and adapt them to their own institution.”
— Dr. Yogesh Kumar Chawla
👉 Watch Episode 13 here:
🎥 https://youtu.be/5-c1TuxRMLI
🎙️ Host:
Prof. (Dr.) Sonu Goel
Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine & School of Public Health
PGIMER Chandigarh
🌍 Voices of Change is an initiative of the International Public Health Management Development Program (IPHMDP) at PGIMER Chandigarh, featuring conversations with leaders who have transformed healthcare, academia, and public institutions through vision-driven leadership.
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