School of Public Health
Inaugural Public Health Diplomacy Summit, Day 2: Roundtable Sessions

Thursday, 26 September 2024
Roundtable Discussion
Session topics included “what are the health functions that require diplomatic skills?”, “what competencies are required and what specific training will help public health professionals serve as Public Health Diplomats?”, “what are the existing resources available for public health student toward health diplomacy in a complex, rapidly changing multilateral system and what are the gaps for new resources?”, “global and regional collaborations to develop resources for health diplomacy education: where do we start?”.
Dr. Laura Magaña, ASPPH, opens the second day of the Public Health Diplomacy Summit with a presentation on GNAPH.NEWS
(L-R) Giada Scarpetti, Catherine Kane, Dorothy Biberman, Dr. Kun-Hsien Tsai, Dr. Diana Ruggerio discusses with students Joshua Atura and Aeryn Longuevan.NEWS
(L-R) Dr. Ashish Joshi, Dean and Distinguished Professor, and Steve Shular, Community Outreach Representative engage in the first discussion topic of the day.NEWS
(L-R) Dr. Laura Magaña, Dr. Erica Kastrup, Dr. Rodrigo Reis, Dr. Judy Makhoul, Dr. Maryam Karimi, Prof. Ramunė Kalėdienė, Dr. Ashish Joshi and Steve Shular.NEWS
(L-R) Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, Minjeong Kwon, Dr. William Bradley Hawkins listen to their table's conversation during the round table discussions.NEWS
(L-R) Dr. Tim Mackey, Dr. Kerry Mitchell, Dr. Gretchen Peterson, Dr. Beverly Tsacoyianis, Dr. Rajendra Surenthirakumaran with students Julia Donato and Michael Ofori.NEWS
Dr. Kun-Hsien Tsai shares his reflection on the day, representing National Taiwan University.NEWS
(L-R) Prof. So Yoon Kim asks her table collaborators Dr. Xinhua Yu, Bernard Salina, Dr. Woldekidan Amde follow-up questions to the discussion topic.NEWS
The University of Memphis School of Public Health hosted the participants at Capital Grille.NEWS
| September 25: Reception | September 27: Reflection |
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