The most important part of this episode is when Vivek discusses what Americans need from their leadership to get this pandemic under control.įrom the New York Times on November 9, 2020,”President-elect Joe Biden announced the leadership of his coronavirus task force - the first public step in what aides say will be a focus on confronting the pandemic that has claimed almost a quarter of a million American lives. At that point, Vivek started addressing the medical impact of loneliness and published a book called Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World.
He also launched the “Turn the Tide” campaign to address opioid addiction. While in this position, he issued the first Surgeon General’s report on alcohol, drugs, and health and the first Surgeon General’s report on the use of e-cigarettes by young people. President Barak Obama appointed him Surgeon General in 2013. He also started a company called TrialNetworks to increase the efficiency of clinical trials.
He started Doctors for America, a group of 15,000 doctors and medical students supporting high-quality, affordable care.
His residency was at Harvard Medical School. Murthy has an undergraduate degree from Harvard, an MD from Yale, and an MBA from Yale. Vivek Murthy, the Surgeon General during the Obama administration.ĭr.
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