Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
As Surgeon General of the United States, Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams has pledged to lead with science and to facilitate locally-led solutions to America’s most vexing health problems. In his TEDMED 2018 discussion with The New York Times’s Pulitzer Prize-winning health and science writer, Pam Belluck, Dr. Adams reveals how his lived experiences have shaped his views as a health professional and his understanding of the government’s role in health issues.
As Surgeon General of the United States, Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams has pledged to lead with science and to facilitate locally-led solutions to America’s most vexing health problems. In his TEDMED 2018 discussion with The New York Times’s Pulitzer Prize-winning health and science writer, Pam Belluck, Dr. Adams reveals how his lived experiences have shaped his views as a health professional and his understanding of the government’s role in health issues.
