Lessons From the Front Lines of Public Health

Please join the Harvard Medical School community for the annual Kantoff-Sang Dean’s Lecture. Hosted by Dean George Q. Daley, this event features prominent guest speakers sharing insights from their fields of expertise. This year’s lecture will feature Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

During her 2.5-year tenure, Dr. Walensky navigated the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on her academic roots at HMS and Massachusetts General Hospital, she has a unique perspective on public health, crisis communication, and leadership. Dr. Walensky will share the invaluable lessons she has learned and discuss their relevance to current and future public health challenges.

Tuesday, April 29
4 p.m. | Lecture
5 p.m. | Community Reception

Tosteson Medical Education Center
Carl W. Walter Amphitheater
260 Longwood Avenue, Boston
RSVP by Tuesday, April 22

Opening Remarks

Delia N. Sang, MD
Ophthalmologist, Vitreoretinal Consultants

George Q. Daley, MD, PhD
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard University
Caroline Shields Walker Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School 

Featured Guest Speaker

Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH
Former director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Senior fellow, Women and Public Policy Program and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Executive fellow, Harvard Business School Fellow, American Academy of Berlin

Closing Remarks

George Q. Daley, MD, PhD

The community reception will be held in the TMEC Atrium.

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For more information, please email HMS Events at hms_events@hms.harvard.edu.