Conversations in Health: Global to Local is a one-credit class centered around structured discussions, led by Professor John Monahan, in which global health leaders discuss both their personal career journeys and what they see as the major health issues that will confront our world in the years ahead. The aim of this course is to enable students to engage, in an intimate setting, with leaders and to reflect critically on their experiences and recommendations.
Ambassador Jimmy Kolker has had a long and distinguished career as a global health diplomat, including high-level positions at the U.S. State Department, Department of Health and Human Services, and UNICEF. Ambassador Kolker will share lessons from his exceptional career and discuss critical…
April 20, 2021
Duration: 1 hour 1 minutes
March 9, 2021
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes
February 23, 2021
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes
April 25, 2021
As a first-generation college student, thinking about my next professional steps after Georgetown has been daunting. It feels like there are so many opportunities available, yet every opportunity seems out of reach or incompatible. Ms. Natasha Bilimoria, deputy assistant administrator at the Bureau…
April 21, 2021
On Tuesday, April 13, Lisa Carty, the director of humanitarian financing and resource mobilization at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) joined the Conversations of Global Health class for an enlightening discussion. She began by sharing the tale of her…
February 28, 2020
February 28, 2020
February 28, 2020
