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Jerome Adams
Surgeon General of the United States
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentDonald Trump
SucceedingSylvia Trent-Adams (Acting)
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County (BA, BS)
Indiana University School of Medicine (MD)
UC Berkeley (MPH)

Jerome Adams is an American anesthesiologist who is the 20th Surgeon General of the United States. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as the Indiana State Health Commissioner from 2014 to 2017. On June 29, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Adams to become Surgeon General of the United States.[1][2] Adams was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 3, 2017.[3]

Early life and education

Adams grew up on a family farm in Mechanicsville, Maryland, where he attended Chopticon High School. He attended the University of Maryland Baltimore County through a full-tuition Meyerhoff Scholarship, a grant dedicated to minority students interested in the sciences.[4] Adams received his BS in biochemistry and his BA in biopsychology. He studied in both Holland and Zimbabwe.[4]

Adams attended medical school at Indiana University School of Medicine as an Eli Lilly and Company Scholar.[4] He also received a Master of Public Health degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2000, with a focus on chronic disease prevention.[5] Adams completed his internship in internal medicine (2002-2003) at St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital, and his residency in anesthesiology (2003-2006) at Indiana University. He is board certified in anesthesiology.

Career

Private practice and academia

After two years in private practice at Ball Memorial Hospital, Adams was named Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Indiana University.[6] He has written several academic papers and book chapters, including chapters in Anesthesia Student Survival Guide, A case-based approach,[7] and an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health, "Are Pain Management Questions in Patient Satisfaction Surveys Driving the Opioid Epidemic." [8]

Indiana State Health Commissioner

In October 2014, Adams was appointed Indiana State Health Commissioner, the second African-American to serve in this position. He was originaly appointed by Governor Mike Pence and re-appointed by newly elected Governor Eric Holcomb in 2017.[9] In this role, he oversaw the Public Health Protection and Laboratory Services, Health and Human Services, Health Care Quality and Regulatory, and Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commissions; he also served as secretary of Indiana State Department of Health's executive board, as chairman of the Indiana State Trauma Care Committee, as President of the Healthy Hoosier Foundation, and as co-chairman of the Indiana Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative Governing Council.[10]

Surgeon General of the United States

On June 29, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Adams as the next Surgeon General of the United States.[11] He was confirmed to the position on August 3, 2017. Upon his confirmation, Adams noted that addressing the opioid epidemic along with untreated mental illness would be two of his major priorities.[3]

Media

During his time as Indiana State Health Commissioner, Adams led Indiana’s efforts to deal with the largest HIV outbreak related to injection drug use in the history of the United States. This resulted in interviews for Time magazine,[12] NPR,[13] The New York Times,[14] USA Today,[15] and MSNBC.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Jerome Adams nominated as new U.S. surgeon general". STAT. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. ^ "President Trump nominates Indiana Health Commissioner Jerome Adams for U.S. Surgeon General". Fox 59. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  3. ^ a b Scutti, Susan (August 4, 2017). "Dr. Jerome Adams confirmed as surgeon general". CNN. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Wapner, Jessica (July 6, 2017). "Who Is Jerome Adams? Surgeon General Pick Battled HIV Outbreak With Clean Needles in Indiana". Newsweek. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. ^ Groppe, Maureen (August 1, 2017). "Jerome Adams promises to put science ahead of politics as surgeon general". USA Today. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Faculty | Anesthesia | IU School of Medicine". Indiana University School of Medicine. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
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  10. ^ "Jerome M. Adams, MD". Indiana University School of Medicine. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Jerome Adams nominated as new U.S. surgeon general". STAT. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  12. ^ Worland, Justin (17 April 2015). "time.com". At Least 120 Now Infected in Indiana HIV Outbreak. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  13. ^ Block, Melissa (24 April 2015). "npr.org". HIV Outbreak in Indiana Grows With Nearly 140 Confirmed Cases. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  14. ^ Hoffman, Jan; Tavernise, Sabrina (4 August 2016). "nytimes.com". Vexing Question on Patient Surveys: Did We Ease Your Pain?. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  15. ^ Ungar, Laura; Kenning, Chris (17 May 2015). "usatoday.com". Indiana community's HIV outbreak a warning to rural America. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  16. ^ Roberts, Thomas (26 March 2015). "msnbc.com". HIV outbreak in Indiana leads to health emergency. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

External links

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Preceded by Surgeon General of the United States
2017–present 		Incumbent
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