Vice Admiral Richard Carmona, recently retired Surgeon General of the United States, delivered a lecture titled “Parting Words from a Surgeon General: Addressing Public Health Concerns” at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 1, in the Cole Assembly Room in Converse Hall at Amherst College. Carmona spoke on his role as Surgeon General in eliminating health disparities and increasing health literacy in underserved communities. Sponsored by the Schwemm Lecture Fund, the Association of Amherst Students, the Office of the President, the Martin Luther, Jr. King Day Committee and the Charles Drew Health Professions Society at Amherst, Carmona’s talk was free and open to the public
 | Listen to a full audio recording of the talk (01:06:00) |
| Listen to a full audio recording of the question-and-answer session (00:33:54) |
 | Read the news release for this event |