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Trump fires CDC Director Susan Monarez after she refused to quit in dispute with RFK Jr.
(www.usatoday.com)
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Was she actually qualified for the job? Since she was appointed a month ago, I assumed she was a Project 2025 hire
She was
*Monarez was a Science and Technology Policy Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.She held roles in the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the U.S. National Security Council, where her work included initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance, expand the use of wearable technology for health monitoring, and improve pandemic preparedness efforts.
At the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Monarez served as deputy assistant secretary for strategy and data analytics, overseeing research portfolios for the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.In this capacity, she also led international cooperative initiatives to foster bilateral and multilateral collaboration in health research and innovation.
In January 2023, Monarez was appointed deputy director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), where she led projects focused on applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve health outcomes, addressing healthcare accessibility and affordability, expanding mental health interventions, combating the opioid epidemic in the United States, addressing disparities in maternal health, and improving organ donation and transplantation systems.*
So people like this have no business in the Trump Administration.
She was qualified? Or she was a Project 2025 stooge?
Qualified