And I realized when I graduated, and yes, I did graduate med school that I wanted to work on the system, not just in the system. I went into public health, got to rebuild the health department in this incredible city, led Wayne County's Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services. We put glasses on kids, took on corporate polluters, made sure that our kids weren't drinking lead in the water in their schools. Eliminated none of that. (33:40–33:49)
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