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Sylvia Trent-Adams (born June 15, 1965) [1] is a retired U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral, who last served as the principal deputy assistant secretary for health from January 2, 2019 to August 31, 2020. [2] . She previously served as the deputy surgeon general of the United States from October 25, 2015 to January 2, 2019.
May 17, 2024 · Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams has spent her entire career blazing new trails. Before joining The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth in 2020, she was the first Black woman to serve as Deputy Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps., then the first Black woman to rise to the level of Principal ...
Oct 5, 2022 · 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee. Hampton University (1987) Rear Adm. (Ret.) Sylvia Trent-Adams was born on June 15, 1965, in Lynchburg, Virginia. She attended Hampton University where she...
- She Must Be Confirmed by Congress. Should the Trump Administration move Trent-Adams' nomination forward, she would have to go through the strenuous confirmation hearing process.
- She’s a Nurse. Rear Admiral Trent-Adams is not the first nurse to hold the position, but she is the first non-physician to hold the spot. Richard Carmona, MD, who served from 2002-2006 under President George W. Bush, was a nurse before he became a physician.
- She’s the Third African American to Hold the Post. David Satcher, MD, and Jocelyn Elders, MD held the Surgeon General post under President Clinton. Elders was fired by President Clinton for her outspoken views.
- She Understands the Front Lines of Public Health. Trent-Adams, unlike many of her predecessors, knows the ropes of public health from the inside of the bureaucracy of the federal government.
Jul 14, 2021 · Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams says she was at her desk “minding my own business” when she was tapped to be the first non-physician to serve as Surgeon General of the United States....
Sep 13, 2022 · News. HSC selects trailblazing new leader. Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams becomes seventh president of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. by Press Release September 13, 2022 8:54 am.
SYLVIA TRENT-ADAMS: We do a lot of work around planning, coordinating program matters as relates to health, specifically public health. And we work on policy and program development. We also work with many of the legislative programs that fall under the office’s secretary for health.
