On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
by Anthony Fauci
View on GoodreadsFrom a Brooklyn childhood to decades running the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci tells his career as a run of crises under seven presidential administrations. You get HIV/AIDS, SARS, West Nile, anthrax, Ebola and COVID-19, and through all of it the principle he says guided him: tell political leaders the truth.
Core ideas
- Mostly the institute: Most of the book covers his years directing NIAID, within about six decades in medicine and five in public health.
- Early on AIDS: His role in the first fight against HIV/AIDS included work around identifying the virus and developing treatment.
- Behind the scenes: He describes advisory work away from public view, on global AIDS relief and on preparing the United States against infectious disease.
Published2024
Pages464
ISBN9780593657478
ReadDec 2024
