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Susan Monarez: “My motivation for taking this position in the first place…”

Featuring: Susan Monarez, Acting Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | National

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Bridging Innovation and Trust: A Conversation with former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez

Published | Video Starts at 47:51

I think part of it is I've never sought superficial materialistic gain. It's just not who I am. And I think, because I'm clear of that motivation, I was not. My motivation for taking this position in the first place was to continue public service. That's all I've wanted to do. And that was all I was planning, planning on doing. And then the, and then the next layer onto that is being in the scientific community. (47:51–47:57)

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