Gary Brecka

But can we just kind of demystify the office for a minute?

And like, what is the role of this in the government?

And what are some of the initiatives that are going on in the Surgeon General?

Why should why should my audience draw their attention or care about what's going on at the Office of the Surgeon General?

Wow.

That's I mean, because I think, you know, very often we don't humanize these departments.

And one of the things I loved about getting to know you is your 25 year history as a physician, raised a family, your wife, your mother, you're a practicing physician and family, family medicine.

You've had hands on patients for decades.

And you're just bringing that day-to-day decades of knowledge of having been a practitioner into the office of surgeon general.

So I feel like you have a really good handle on real world problems, right?

I mean, what is everyday mom and dad in America, what are they suffering from?

What ailments do they have?

where the government can possibly intervene and give support, guidance, help, create awareness.

And so I'm very fond of a lot of the folks in the administration because they do seem to be very, at least related to Maha, because they seem to be very purpose-driven and passionate.

And we talked earlier about your drive to become a physician.

And I wonder if you might just share that story with my audience, because I find it really compelling.

At four years old, that's just so awesome.

I think at four years old, I wanted to be a police officer, a cowboy.

I also wanted to be an Indian.

I think I wanted to be a fireman and an astronaut.