Seminar Series
The Health and the Public Interest Virtual Seminar Series
The Health and the Public Interest Seminar Series is a forum in which Georgetown students, faculty, and the general public engage with key leaders in healthcare research, policy, and advocacy. Seminar topics may include cross-cultural views of disease, improving healthcare outcomes in underserved communities, corporate influences on prescribing, the regulation of medical products, symptom formation and healing, and the opioid epidemic.
The Seminar Series is open to prospective students, the Georgetown community, and interested members of the general public. The 75-minute-long virtual lectures are held on Wednesdays from 12pm to 1:15pm EST. Speakers usually present for 30 minutes to an hour, leaving time for questions and discussion from the audience.
Seminar Series Schedule
March 25th | The New Drug War | Jennifer Oliva, JD | Register Now
April 1st | Purdue Pharma and OxyContin: How Institutional Corruption Turbocharged the Opioid Crisis | Rick Mountcastle, JD | Register Now
April 8th | Medical Racism | John Hoberman, PhD | Register Now
April 15th | From Risk Assessment to Real‑World Impact: Predictive Analytics in Public Health | Jake Beckerman-Hsu, PhD | Register Now
You can find recordings from our past seminars on our Youtube channel. Recent speakers include Dr. Cassandra Crisafi, PhD, MPH, on “Disarming the Debate: Understanding Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue”; Dr. Peter Lurie, MD, MPH, on “Advocacy Tools for Outsiders”; and Daniel Craig McCool, PhD, on “Water Justice for Native Americans”.
Past speakers include Anthony Fauci, Kenda Sutton-EL from Birth in Color, Sara Rosenbaum JD, and Ed Silverman, senior writer at STAT News.
Gary Schwitzer
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKQ56KWHMsM
Taylor Winkleman
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8sCRlUF_Yg
Paul Offit
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wz0KT_qH40