Mr. Trump asked Vivek Murthy, MD, to resign last week. While the administration reported Dr. Murthy stepped down, his wife reported he refused to resign and was fired. Dr. Murthy had been an Obama Administration appointee held over during Mr. Trump’s transition.
Here are five things to know about Dr. Trent-Adams:
1. A nurse by training, Dr. Trent-Adams is among the first nurses to serve as a surgeon general of the United States; she is the first non-physician to serve as surgeon general.
2. Dr. Trent-Adams was a nurse officer with the Army and research nurse at the College Park-based University of Maryland before accepting her current post.
3. Dr. Trent-Adams has experience in the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and was the deputy associate for the administrator for the HIV/AIDS bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration. She served as the chief nursing officer of the U.S. Public Health Service from November 2013 to May 2016.
4. Throughout her career, Dr. Trent-Adams published several studies and presented at international organization gatherings and in front of professional groups. She has been a guest lecturer at the University of Maryland and Hampton (Va.) University.
5. Dr. Trent-Adams has experience as the chair of the Federal Public Nurse Leadership Council and Federal Nursing Service Council. She also completed two internships in the U.S. Senate focusing on prospective payment systems for skilled nursing facilities and scope of practice for nurses and psychologists.
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