Podcast Episodes
In the latest episode of Yale Global Health Insights, Dr. Sharon Chekijian sits down with Dr. Albert Ko,the Raj and Indra Nooyi Professor of Public Health and Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine. They discuss how his upbringing led directly to his transformative work addressing public health challenges.
- October 15, 2024
In this episode of the Yale Global Health Insights podcast, host Dr. Sharon Chekijian sits down with Dr. Melanie Sion, a distinguished surgeon at the Yale School of Medicine specializing in trauma, general surgery, and surgical critical care and a lead for the Global Surgery Faculty Network at the Yale Institute for Global Health. Dr. Sion shares her unique journey of integrating minimally invasive techniques with her passion for global health, particularly her impactful work developing surgical services in low- and middle-income countries like Malawi.
- June 30, 2024
In Bridging Worlds: A Journey Through Global Health , Dr. Sharon Chekijian talks with Professor Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, a distinguished figure in medicine and education. With her extensive work at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, and her pivotal role in fostering international collaborations, Dr. Mayanja-Kizza’s contributions have left a lasting mark on medical training and research across continents.
- May 10, 2024
Dr. Sharon Chekijian speaks with Dr. Robert Hecht, President of Pharos Global Health Advisors. Dr. Hecht’s career has taken him from the World Bank to the Yale School of Public Health where he is leveraging the resources at YSP to develop a master's program in public health economics and financing in Cambodia. Discover how serendipity has fueled Dr. Hecht’s drive to foster the next generation of global health leaders and how advising and choosing wisely in low resource settings can reshape healthcare around the world.
- February 12, 2024
In the second episode of Yale Global Health Insights, Dr. Chekijian sits down with Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health and an expert in war crime investigation and humanitarian research.
- February 08, 2024
In the first episode of the Yale Global Health Insights podcast, host Dr. Sharon Chekijian introduces the podcast and talks about her work to improve emergency care in Armenia. She is joined by Dr. Svetlana Harutyunyan, who discusses her own experiences working in Artsakh, during the 2020 war, the blockade and the forced displacement that followed in September 2023.
- February 07, 2024
The Yale Institute for Global Health is excited to announce the launch of the Yale Global Health Insights podcast, hosted Dr. Sharon Chekijian, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, managed by Alyssa Cruz, Associate Communications Officer, and produced by Mike DeMatteo. The podcast explores and uncovers the personal stories and insights of global health faculty at Yale and their partners worldwide. In each episode, Dr. Chekijian reveals their paths, the moments that ignited their interest in global health, the challenges they faced, their triumphs, and the triumphs forces that keep them moving forward.