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April 1, 2025

A Conversation with Susan C. Kim

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Susan C. Kim is a distinguished expert in global health. In this conversation, Kim will share insights from her extensive experience in health policy, public health strategy, and academic leadership. 

This event is hosted through Georgetown University’s Conversations in Health: Global to Local class, which invites global health professionals to Georgetown’s campus to engage in discussions regarding their career paths and expertise. John Monahan guides the structured conversation, and the discussion is open to all Georgetown University faculty, students, and staff.

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Susan C. Kim, J.D., MPH, MBA, is a global health leader who most recently served as principal deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She is a scholar at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law, where she previously served as deputy director. Before that, she was the executive director of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact and an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center; she was also an adjunct professor in the Science, Technology, and International Affairs program at the Walsh School of Foreign Service. Kim holds a law degree from the University of Connecticut, a Master of Public Health in health management and policy from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and a Master of Business Administration from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

John T. Monahan, J.D., is a senior advisor to the Georgetown University Global Health Institute, a professor in the Department of Medicine, a senior fellow at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, and a senior scholar at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law.