“You wouldn’t promote someone to general without them meeting basic military standards.

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“You wouldn’t promote someone to general without them meeting basic military standards. And so, you have to ask the question: Why should we lower the bar for public health?” he told NPR’s A Martínez.

“Every Surgeon General in history has carried an active medical license and has finished residency. Dr. Means will be the first one without either, so, to me, that’s not progress. It’s unprecedented risk to credibility,” the former top doctor added.

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