Dr. Erica Schwartz emerges as White House's top pick for CDC leader
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Key Points:
- Dr. Erica Schwartz, a Coast Guard rear admiral and former deputy Surgeon General, is the White House's leading candidate to head the CDC.
- Schwartz has 24 years of service in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and holds medical and law degrees from Brown University and the University of Maryland, respectively.
- The previous CDC director, Susan Monarez, was removed in August after conflicts with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, NIH director, has been acting CDC head amid challenges like job cuts, low morale, and a fatal shooting at the Atlanta campus.
- The Wall Street Journal first reported Schwartz's emergence as the frontrunner for the CDC leadership position.
