You would be a great Surgeon General. Hope it happens. Thanks for helping sort out this hullabaloo and many others. You play 6D chess and have the heart and wisdom to explain it to regular shmoes.
In my day, working as the head information specialist in a large public health agency, we revered the Surgeon General, Dr. Everett C. Koop, in the 1980s during AIDS. He had a very strong medical background and had been appointed by President Reagan. He rose to prominence for his outstanding work: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Everett_Koop
He did wonders over tobacco and smoking. As a true professional he was above political issues. I think you are right, Dr. Setty, about Casey Means, who has absolutely none of the stature of Dr. Koop, and I do think that RFK Jr. was right to select Dr. Kelly Victory, another true professional.
Yes. Loads of respect for Jack Kruse and Bobby. It’s obvious that Means was not anywhere near the top of his list for this appointment. Very sad that such initiatives get dragged down by special interests and favors.
My point is that this appointment will be more destructive than anticipated even beyond the reasons Naomi Wolf offered. Given the fact that the surgeon general has no real power they would have done better picking a doctor who has been asleep for the last five years. No harm would be done and the administration would demonstrate that they are willing to work with both sides of this issue.
Casey may say a lot of good things in her tenure but the people who need to listen won’t.
If she were smart and really cared she would’ve taken herself out of contention. I simply cannot imagine there’s a single doctor in training who believes that it would be fair to assume the role of Surgeon General before they finish their residency. This is a very bad look.
You would be a great Surgeon General. Hope it happens. Thanks for helping sort out this hullabaloo and many others. You play 6D chess and have the heart and wisdom to explain it to regular shmoes.
Thank you for writing this important article, Dr. Setty.
Dr. Jack Kruse has tweeted that RFK Jr. wanted Dr. Kelly Victory:
https://x.com/drjackkruse/status/1920238141845188941?s=46&t=ENUaA4b8I-9RHUup3Np2hw
This would make more sense. Why?
In my day, working as the head information specialist in a large public health agency, we revered the Surgeon General, Dr. Everett C. Koop, in the 1980s during AIDS. He had a very strong medical background and had been appointed by President Reagan. He rose to prominence for his outstanding work: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Everett_Koop
He did wonders over tobacco and smoking. As a true professional he was above political issues. I think you are right, Dr. Setty, about Casey Means, who has absolutely none of the stature of Dr. Koop, and I do think that RFK Jr. was right to select Dr. Kelly Victory, another true professional.
Yes. Loads of respect for Jack Kruse and Bobby. It’s obvious that Means was not anywhere near the top of his list for this appointment. Very sad that such initiatives get dragged down by special interests and favors.
My point is that this appointment will be more destructive than anticipated even beyond the reasons Naomi Wolf offered. Given the fact that the surgeon general has no real power they would have done better picking a doctor who has been asleep for the last five years. No harm would be done and the administration would demonstrate that they are willing to work with both sides of this issue.
Casey may say a lot of good things in her tenure but the people who need to listen won’t.
If she were smart and really cared she would’ve taken herself out of contention. I simply cannot imagine there’s a single doctor in training who believes that it would be fair to assume the role of Surgeon General before they finish their residency. This is a very bad look.