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Hear from scientists working to develop new vaccines and understand immunity to microbial pathogens. Host: Larissa Thackray, Ph.D., Professor of Infectious Diseases
We talk with Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean and Professor of the School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, who uses population based sciences to promote health locally and globally.
Dr. Sandro Galea is one of the world’s leading voices on public health. As the founding dean of the new School of Public Health at Washington University, he’s shaping how we think about health not just as individual wellness, but as the conditions we create together. A physician, scientist, and author of more than 20 books, Dr. Galea’s work reminds us that health is deeply connected to justice, equity, and hope. In this conversation, we talk about the shift from treating illness to addressing root causes, building trust in a world of skepticism, and what it takes to create healthier communities for the next generation.
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The South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN) is a partnership between public, and academic institutions, aiming to produce high-quality research. It is part of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation's (DSTI) strategy to enhance research capacity in the country and aligns with the DSTI's South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap (SARIR). SAPRIN is hosted by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and operates through three Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites (HDSS) located in Bushbuckridge (Agincourt), Polokwane (DIMAMO), and Mtubatuba (AHRI). Recently, four additional HDSSs have been established in Gauteng (GRT-INSPIRED in Hillbrow, Atteridgeville, and Melusi), the Western Cape (C-SHARP in Bishop Lavis and Nomzamo), KwaZulu-Natal (USINGA in Umlazi, eThekwini) and North West province (BAMMISHO in the Bojanala district). Each HDSS node aims to have a minimum population of 100,000 people, with a total of over 700,000 individuals and 140,000 geolocated households across the seven nodes.
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
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Sandro Galea, dean of the school of public health at Washington University, discusses the Trump administration's approach to health.
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Sandro Galea, dean of the school of public health at Washington University, discusses the Trump administration's approach to health.
Read on SubstackIn 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 US is an outlier in health system performance, spending more than other peer countries while performing worse. US economist David Cutler, who is the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics at Harvard University, discusses this and more with JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH.
Increased health insurance coverage in the US has had a broad range of positive impacts on US health, including increases in preventive care and better chronic disease management. Larry Levitt, MPP, of KFF joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss challenges facing US health insurance coverage today.
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.
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.
Incoming Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, discusses the journal and the state of health policy with Deputy Editor Julie Donohue, PhD, and Senior Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD.
Dr. Sandro Galea joined All Things Considered and spoke with Juana Summers about the mental health consequences of devastating hurricanes like Helene and Milton.
Dr. Sandro Galea joined the CCR Evaluation Training Webinar series hosted by the Washington State Evaluation Partnership.
Dr. Sandro Galea joined Katherine Oliver to discuss the importance of data collection and the biggest obstacles to implementing public health policies.
Dr. Sandro Galea joined host Chris Witting to speak about public health and the impacts of growing up with social media. Listen here.
Dr. Sandro Galea joined host David Harlow to speak about public health and his latest book, Within Reason.
Dr. Sandro Galea speaks about the intersection of the social, economic, and environmental determinants of health for the Network of the National Library of Medicine Social Determinants of Environmental Health webinar series.
Dr. Sandro Galea joined J. Stephen Morrison to speak about the public health workforce pipeline.
Dr. Sandro Galea joined Maiken Scott to discuss Within Reason on The Pulse.
Dr. Sandro Galea joined Jake Williams to discuss Within Reason on The Wooden Teeth Show.
This is the personal website of Sandro Galea. All photos are taken by Sandro Galea.
