Global Health Institute

On April 8, 2025, Keith Martin, M.D., joined the Conversations in Global Health: Global to Local class to speak about his life and career in understanding health across borders. Dr. Martin remarked that experiences in his youth in Catholic school, as a 19-year-old security guard in a maximum-security prison, and as a custodian in a hospital each contributed to his social conscience, and his decision to pursue medicine was ultimately driven by his desire to “make a difference,” “reduce suffering,” and “save lives.”

On April 1, 2025, students in Professor John Monahan’s Conversations in Global Health: Global to Local class had the privilege of engaging with Susan C. Kim, J.D., MPH, MBA, who most recently served as principal deputy assistant secretary within the Office of Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As the former deputy director at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law, Kim had valuable insights on her  career trajectory and the changing dynamics of global health governance.