A Dialogue with Former FDA Commissioner, Dr. Margaret Hamburg

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION HEALTH JOINTLY PRESENT HEALTH POLICY SEMINAR SERIES

Join us for one or all of the following: 
Monday, September 21, 2026
12-1 p.m. lunch-n-learn
1-2 p.m. sweets-n-social
Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy #11661 A/B/C
7500 Mercy Road 
Omaha, NE 68124 
hosted by WIMS

5-6 p.m. fireside chat
6-7 p.m. reception
CL and Rachel Werner Center for Health Sciences Education #407B
2616 Burt Street 
Omaha, NE 68178

No Cost | Free CE Hours

Dr. Hamburg will share experiences and expertise on:

• Public Health and Public Service as a career
• Public Health Leadership working across sectors and disciplines to inform health policy
• Anticipating catastrophic threats to health both naturally occurring and man-made
• How climate change will affect global health and health equity
• Better integration of public and population health and clinical medicine

Margaret A. Hamburg, MD Bio

Margaret (Peggy)Hamburg is an internationally recognized leader in public health and medicine. She is co-president of the InterAcademy Partnership, a consortium of over 150 academies of science, medicine and engineering from around the world She recently served as vice-chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board and on the Foreign Affairs Advisory Board to the Secretary of State. Prior to this Dr. Hamburg was the foreign secretary for the U.S. National Academy of Medicine and the president / chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She previously served as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and founding vice president / senior scientist at the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Other positions include assistant secretary for planning and evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NYC Health Commissioner, and assistant director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.

Dr Hamburg is an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences., and the UK Academy of Medical Sciences. She sits on numerous boards and is the recipient of multiple honorary degrees and awards. She graduated from Harvard College and Medical School, and completed her medical residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center.

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Co-President of the Inter-Academy Partnership
Former FDA Commissioner
Former Assistant Secretary of Health
Former NYC Commissioner of Health
Former President / Chairman of the AAAS
Former Foreign Secretary of the NAM
 

Designed For

Healthcare leaders, physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, residents, fellows, staff, students, and other healthcare professionals.

Education Credit

CATEGORY 1

Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NURSE CE

Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this activity for 1.0 contact hour for nurses. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

In support of improving patient care, Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).