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Hosted by Dr Banda Khalifa · education · EN-US · 30 episodes
The Scholars Table with Dr Banda brings scholars, leaders, practitioners, and emerging voices to the table for thoughtful conversations about health, science, academia, leadership, and public life. Hosted by Dr Banda Khalifa, each episode explores the journeys, ideas, and decisions shaping meaningful careers, public health, and global impact.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Scholars Table with Dr Banda brings scholars, leaders, practitioners, and emerging voices to the table for thoughtful conversations about health, science, academia, leadership, and public life. Hosted by Dr Banda Khalifa, each episode explores the journeys, ideas, and decisions shaping meaningful careers, public health, and global impact.
The Scholars Table with Dr. Banda is hosted by Dr Banda Khalifa. The show has published 30 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "From medicine to leading global health with Prof. Judd Walson" (15 October 2026, 55 minutes), "Inside the Johns Hopkins MPH: Admissions, Careers & One Health | Dr. Meghan Davis" (1 October 2026, 54 minutes), and "Dean Monica Swahn: From the CDC to Leading a School of Public Health" (14 September 2026, 41 minutes).
The Scholars Table with Dr. Banda publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 30 episodes.
Booking probability for The Scholars Table with Dr. Banda is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Scholars Table with Dr. Banda requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Scholars Table with Dr. Banda's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dr Banda Khalifa hosts The Scholars Table with Dr. Banda, an education show with 30 episodes published.
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Episode #30
What does it take to build a career in global health, and is the field still worth entering in 2026? In this episode of The Scholars Table , Dr Banda Khalifa speaks with Professor Judd Walson , Chair of the Department...
Episode #29
An MPH is a major investment of time and money. What should you weigh before applying, and where can the degree take you? Dr. Banda welcomes Dr. Meghan Frost Davis, chair of the Master of Public Health program at the...
Episode #28
Dr. Monica Swahn is Dean of the VCU School of Public Health, director of Global Women's Health for the VCU Institute for Women's Health, and holder of the Charles W. and Evelyn F. Thomas Endowed Professorship of...
Episode #27
Can AI and stronger readiness systems help us respond faster to the next pandemic, or just expose how fragile our systems are? Dr. Prativa Baral, Deputy Director of the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) and...
Episode #26
In this episode of The Scholars Table , Dr. Banda Khalifa sits down with Prof. Tiffany Gary-Webb to discuss what it means to build a career in public health with purpose, clarity, and service. Prof. Gary-Webb reflects...
Episode #25
Who gets to lead in African health? Dr Catherine Kyobutungi, Executive Director of APHRC, joins The Scholars Table with Dr Banda on African voices and African leadership in global health: who sets the agenda, where...
Episode #24
Who actually governs global health: WHO, powerful countries, donors, private industry, or law itself? Professor Lawrence O. Gostin, Founding Director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and...
Episode #23
In this episode of Global Health Uncensored, Dr. Banda Khalifa speaks with Professor Jennifer Nuzzo, Director of the Pandemic Center and Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University School of Public Health. Professor...
Episode #22
What does it actually take to lead emergency response across an entire continent? Dr. Marie Roseline Belizaire, Emergency Director at WHO Africa, joins Dr. Banda Khalifa for an honest, no-headlines conversation about...
Episode #21
<p>In this episode of The Scholars Table, Dr. Banda Khalifa sits down with Dean Adnan Hyder, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health, for a thoughtful conversation on public health...
Episode #20
<p>In conversation with Professor Christian Happi, the real subject is not recognition, but authorship: who gets to produce the knowledge, tools, and institutions that shape the future of health.</p>
Episode #19
<p>Thinking about an MPH in Africa that meets global standards—without the confusion? In this episode of Ensign Scholars Table, we sit down with President Stephen Alder of Ensign Global University (Ghana) to unpack what...
Episode #18
<p>Global health isn’t just technical, it’s political. In this episode of The Scholars Table, we sit with Seye Abimbola to unpack how knowledge, power, and voice shape what gets funded, published, and implemented in...
Episode #17
<p>Discover what it really takes to stand out in PhD applications, excel in doctoral interviews, and build a meaningful, long-term academic research career. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Professor Ana Navas-Acien...
Episode #16
<p>In this wide-ranging conversation, we sit down with Dr. Albert Hofman, Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, to go beyond rankings, GPAs, and...
Episode #15
<p>In this powerful and historic conversation, we sit down with Professor. Keshia M. Pollack Porter, the first Black Dean and only the second woman to lead the #1 school of public health in the USA, Johns Hopkins...
Episode #14
<p>What does it take to move from clinical work to shaping global policy? In this episode of Global Health Uncensored, we sit down with a leading health economist and former senior advisor to multilateral institutions...
Episode #13
<p>Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden joins us to discuss what the world must do now to prevent the next pandemic. </p><p><br></p><p>From lessons learned during COVID-19 to actionable steps for global health security...
Episode #12
<p>What does it really take to succeed in global health? In this eye-opening episode of The Scholars Table, Dr. Ngozi shares the unfiltered truth about building a sustainable and impactful career in public health...
Episode #8
<p>In this powerful episode of The Scholars Table, Dr. Banda Khalifa sits down with Prof. Madhukar Pai, the Inaugural Chair of the Department of Global and Public Health at McGill University and Canada Research Chair in...
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Professor of Health Systems, University of Sydney
former Director of the CDC and NYC Health Commissioner, Resolve to Save Lives
Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health, Boston University School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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