Miriam Mutebi, Breast Surgical Oncologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“It’s been a few months away from my clinical work… But I’m back! And I have a lot to share.
The last half of 2025 was… a lot. Work. Travel. And then…a necessary pause. The kind of sabbatical you often don’t plan for, but your body insists on, you know it’s time to stop and reassess.
In that pause, I had time to think deeply about what matters most, not just in my clinical work at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH), but in how I show up, what I build alongside it, and whom I’m building it for.
So here’s what’s coming as I dive back fully into work in Q1 2026:
1/ The Stanford Sessions
Last year, I spent six weeks as a visiting faculty at Stanford University. I’ve been sitting on those reflections for weeks, and it’s time to share what I learned. Over the coming weeks, you’ll read about innovation with humanity at the center, building across systems, and what it means to teach and learn in demanding academic spaces.
If you’ve ever wondered what Silicon Valley looks like through the eyes of an African oncologist, this series is for you.
2/ Work That’s Been Waiting
During my ‘pause’, I also had time to think about what’s next in the spaces of patient navigation, women-centered cancer care, health systems strengthening, cervical cancer elimination, and how we scale what’s working.
I plan to advance projects, deepen collaborations, and help to build systems. Some of it will surprise you. Yet all of it is rooted in the same mission: closing the cancer care gap for African women.
Why am I sharing this?
Because rest is a huge part of your leadership journey. Pausing to think, heal, and recalibrate isn’t a detour from the work; it’s what sustains it. I’m returning to AKUH clearer, sharper, and more committed than ever.
If you’ve been following my journey, thank you for your patience.
If you’re new here, welcome. You’re joining at exactly the right time.
In the meantime, here’s a question for you:
What’s one thing you’re committing to in Q1 2026?
Drop it in the comments, I’d love to hear.”
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