Fireside Chat w/ the 38th Navy Surgeon General on the Shifting Tectonic Plates in Medicine

A special episode with renowned global leader C. FORREST FAISON, III, M.D., Sc.D. (hon), FAAP  Vice Admiral (ret.), Medical Corps, US Navy - 38th Surgeon General of the United States Navy

 Vice Admiral Forrest Faison is a native of Norfolk, Virginia and Cleveland, Ohio, receiving his baccalaureate degree from Wake Forest University.  Faison earned his doctorate degree in medicine and surgery from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.  He completed post-graduate training in general pediatrics at Naval Hospital San Diego and fellowship training in neurodevelopmental pediatrics at the University of Washington.  Faison served as the 38th Surgeon General of the Navy from 2015 to 2019.  As Surgeon General (CEO), he was responsible for all medical care to the Navy, Marine Corps, and eligible beneficiaries, leading a global team of 63,000 caring for 2.6 million patients in 128 worldwide medical centers, hospitals, clinics, and two 1000 bed hospital ships with an annual operating budget of $9.6 billion and a global medical research enterprise with an annual research portfolio of $3.0 billion.  He also led a global medical education enterprise of over 140 graduate education programs training over 1000 physicians per year as well as over 5,000 nurses, paraprofessionals, and medical technicians.   
  
 Faison is board certified and an associate clinical professor in pediatrics and a distinguished professor of military medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.  He has several publications on neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants as well as other publications and book chapters on the topics of the future of Wounded Warrior, use of telemedicine and health informatics in healthcare, and implementing value-based care.  He is a senior member of the American Association for Physician Leadership and guest lecturer at the Harvard Business School as well as a member of the teaching faculty for the Masters in Health Care Leadership program at Wake Forest University.   He is currently the Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation and Chief of Health Strategy at Cleveland State University.   Cleveland State University is a large internationally renowned public urban research university with an enrollment of 17,000.  Faison is leading and creating programs that assist underserved urban minority students pursuing healthcare careers and also leading a regional initiative for Cleveland to improve urban health and disease management in the city and region as a national model.   He recently led efforts for the university to receive a $40M award to build degree and certificate programs for an additional 12,000 students.  Most recently, he is leading the university’s pandemic response and is a medical advisor to the Mayor of Cleveland for city pandemic response and planning for reopening.    He was also appointed to lead pandemic response coordination and planning for all public universities and colleges in the state of Ohio.