"During my time as a Sciana Fellow, I have gained invaluable insights from the diverse leadership experiences of my peers. It has been particularly enriching to understand how different career paths are forged. The exchange of ideas and perspectives, especially regarding effective practices in various medical fields and innovative approaches to problem-solving, has been immensely beneficial for my professional and personal development. The broad range of tools and strategies I've acquired should not be underestimated."

“This has been one of the most rewarding and developmental experiences of my professional life so far. It is very hard to succinctly describe the journey and the impact of being a Sciana Fellow, but we were asked to do just that when we met Cohort Six for the first time; our headlines were Place, People, Process, Play and Passion, which I think is a great shorthand for what makes this programme so special." 

"I am taking back the motivation to implement One Health in my daily work on health literacy, for example, in education, as I am also giving lectures to nursing staff and in nursing science. [...]

"What I also take back is the aspect of always bringing in or trying to get in different perspectives, being participatory in our daily work, connecting with others and being compassionate as a leader."

“Sometimes, it is easy to remain insular within your own country and have a single view on what healthcare might look like. Networks like Sciana allow you to develop a new perspective because you get exposed to diverse and innovative ways of thinking for other solutions that might have already been developed or inspirational people who are driving and looking at health from a different lens.”

"[When applying], I was not sure if I was a leader at this time. I see myself a bit too critical from time to time, and I was not sure if I [was] an expert on the level of Sciana experts. This was a challenge, and it still is, but what I have learned is one thing: I can be an expert if I learn, listen, and reflect. I can be one of those great people in this Network and show leadership [...]

“I did it. I jumped into that great pool of experts and started to swim, and this is what I recommend to other patient experts. Here we have the special [opportunity] now: apply and jump because this jump is one that I couldn't recommend more. Build your own personality, see different perspectives, learn from others, and start to be a real leader.”

"What I got from Sciana goes further than just learning; it's inspiration. Without inspiration, you can't be compassionate, and you will never get compassion and inspiration from reading or studying. You'll get it from meeting people. I think it's quite courageous in times we face now having such a network that has a truly humanistic mission. That mission, we need it more now than 20 years ago."