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Trump ‘is very accessible to me’: Q&A with VA Secretary David Shulkin

  • Bob Tedeschi

By Bob Tedeschi May 18, 2017

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Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin testifies on Capitol Hill. Susan Walsh/AP

Before joining the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2015 as under secretary for health, Dr. David Shulkin built a reputation as a patient-focused health care administrator. Part of his legend includes walking the floors of New York’s Beth Israel Medical Center after midnight to investigate why the night shift performed more poorly than others.

At the time, he was CEO.

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Bob Tedeschi

Bob Tedeschi

Senior Writer, Patients

Bob Tedeschi covers the patient experience for STAT, while also focusing on end-of-life issues.

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