Episode 39 - Invisible Wounds, Visible Leadership with Major Kate Page, RAMS

Episode 39 - Invisible Wounds, Visible Leadership with Major Kate Page, RAMS

From The Human Advantage by The Centre For Army Leadership

July 4, 2025 · 48 min · Episode 39

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Major Kate Page discusses her leadership journey and the importance of empathy in military medicine while sharing her personal battle with cancer.

Trigger warning: this episode contains discussions of death, suicide, cancer, and trauma, including adverse childhood experiences. In this episode, we’re honoured to welcome Major Kate Page, an Army GP whose leadership journey has spanned operational deployments, trauma medicine, and long-term illness. With years of experience as a Regimental Medical Officer (RMO) to artillery, infantry and EOD regiments, Kate brings rare insight into the emotional intelligence and empathy required to lead people in crisis, both physical and psychological. From Iraq to South Sudan and everywhere in between, Kate has provided care in some of the most complex environments. She reflects on the unique role of the military doctor, not just treating illness and injury, but shaping culture, advising the chain of command, and transforming lives through trust and discretion. Her work demonstrates how medical leadership can create loyalty, cohesion, and mission readiness. Kate also opens up about her personal journey with incurable metastatic breast cancer. From the patient’s chair as well as the doctor’s office, she explores the tension between the needs of the individual and the needs of the service, and…

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Places: Iraq, South Sudan

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