The Scholars Table: Inside WashU’s New Public Health School: Dean Sandro Galea on the Future of Health Education, with Dr. Banda Khalifa

In this inspiring episode of The Scholars Table, Dr. Banda Khalifa sits down with Professor Sandro Galea, one of the most influential voices in global public health, to explore the future of health education, equity in admissions, and the next frontier of innovation at Washington University’s new School of Public Health.

About Our Guest: Professor Galea is the Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, and holds the prestigious Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professorship. A global leader and academic visionary, he’s reshaping how we think about public health education and leadership in the 21st century.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: The mission and distinctiveness of WashU’s brand-new School of Public Health A bold vision for inclusive and equitable graduate admissions The future of financial access and scholarship models in public health education

Gateway to Informatics: Building the Future of Public Health: A Conversation with Dr. Sandro Galea

In the latest episode of Gateway to Informatics, Dr. Philip Payne, WashU Medicine's Chief Data Scientist, hosts Dr. Sandro Galea, the inaugural Margaret C Ryan Dean of the newly established Washington University School of Public Health. Dr. Galea, a renowned population health scientist and physician, shares his extraordinary journey from Malta to Canada and ultimately to St. Louis, detailing his pioneering work in public health. Throughout the conversation, Dr. Galea provides profound insights into his ambitious vision for the new public health school, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary approaches and the role of social causation in addressing the most significant health challenges of our time.





The Potential Repercussions of Disinvestment in Health in the US

The first months of the Trump administration have been marked by a flurry of actions, many that have affected agencies directly related to health domestically and globally. Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss the contemporary threats to the health of the American public.











The US, the World Health Organization, and a New Era in Global Health

US withdrawal from the World Health Organization will have significant implications for global health. Lawrence Gostin, JD, JAMA Legal and Global Health Correspondent and Faculty Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss global health in an era of new uncertainty.










This is the personal website of Sandro Galea. All photos are taken by Sandro Galea.