The Festschrift Symposium honoring the career of dean emeritus Donald S. Burke will showcase speakers representing his major areas of scientific contribution. Invited speakers include Jeanine Buchanich of Pitt, Derek Cummings of Johns Hopkins, Nelson Michaels of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and Nathan Wolfe of Global Viral. 

The Festschrift Symposium honoring the career of dean emeritus Donald S. Burke will showcase speakers representing his major areas of scientific contribution. Invited speakers include Jeanine Buchanich of Pitt, Derek Cummings of Johns Hopkins, Nelson Michaels of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and Nathan Wolfe of Global Viral. 

Richard Frank, PhD, Professor of Health Economics in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, will discuss drug pricing proposals relevant to the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election. Dr. Frank will draw upon his experience serving in the US Department of Health and Human Services to discuss advantages and pitfalls of these proposals.

Lunch will be served. 

Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 3 | 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261

Please see events calendar for more information. 

Family separations have been a crisis at the U.S. Southern Border. These separations are an adverse childhood event (ACE), one that most likely will produce trauma with lifelong consequences. We are inviting an expert on ACEs, (Dr. Todd Bear), a Latina social worker who assists families who have experienced trauma (Daniela Garcia), a Latina psychologist (Claudia Ardiles) who cares for children through UPMC, and researcher/ statistician from CMU (Dr. Robin Mejia) who has worked in reuniting families separated by civil war in Central America. The panelists will share their perspectives during the first hour. The second hour will be devoted to questions and discussion.

The Dawn Gideon Lecture is an annual educational event funded by the Dawn Gideon Foundation and conducted in cooperation with the HPM Alumni Association and made possible by the contributing sponsorship of the Healthcare Council of Western PA.