About this episode

Kavitha interviews Dr. Saad Omer about effective communication in medical leadership and the intersection of business and healthcare education.

This week, Kavitha is joined by Dr. Saad Omer, a globally recognized leading voice in cutting - edge research on immunization and vaccination . Today he is the Founding Dean of the School of Public Health at UT– Southwestern, and formerly served as inaugural director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. In this prior role, he oversaw not only the university's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but also managed some of the innovative research which enabled experts to better predict impending outbreaks. His life 's work has involved collaboration in studies everywhere from the US, Guatemala, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa, to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Australia . Kavitha and Saad explore the ways in which business and medical experience can prepare leaders to flourish at top levels of higher education. Saad discusse s the strategies he employs to communicate with transparency and compassion to his team and the public at large, as well as the ways in which he continues to anticipate and prepare his response to future adversity . Together, he and Kavitha unpack how management consulting prepares leaders for change management in times of crisis, how humility…

People in this episode

Host: Kavitha

Guest: Dr. Saad Omer

Topics covered

• medical leadership
• communication strategies
• vaccine research
• higher education
• crisis management
• humility in leadership

Keywords

• medical leadership
• communication
• vaccine research
• crisis management
• higher education
• humility
• immunization
• public health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UT– Southwestern, Yale Institute for Global Health

Places: US, Guatemala, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia

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