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The distinguished physician-scientist returned to his alma mater for a screening of the new PBS documentary about his career<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story was condensed from <\/em>a feature<\/em><\/a> in the<\/em> Cornell Chronicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brian Mastroianni<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The summer before he started medical school, Anthony Fauci, MD \u201966, worked on the construction crew that built the Samuel J. Wood Library at Weill Cornell Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While on his lunch break, Fauci entered the building, looked down from the top of the library stairs, and said to himself: \u201cOh my God, one of these days I\u2019m going to be in this institution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so he was\u2014first as student, and later as chief medical resident at NewYork-Presbyterian\/Weill Cornell Medical Center, leading him to an unparalleled career spanning medicine and public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fauci discussed these experiences on March 13 in Weill Cornell Medicine\u2019s Uris Auditorium before fellow alumni, current fourth-year medical students, and faculty during a pre-premiere screening of \u201cAmerican Masters: Dr. Tony Fauci<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The documentary, which debuted on PBS on March 21, illustrates the full scope of his career set against the backdrop of his final years of service, presiding over the nation\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fauci (right) onstage with documentary director and producer Mark Mannucci.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Following the screening, Fauci\u2014who stepped down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID<\/a>) in December 2022\u2014was joined by the film\u2019s director and producer Mark Mannucci for a Q&A featuring audience questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Fauci, it offered an opportunity to reflect on his achievements as the nation\u2019s leading public health voice and his current mission to inspire the next generation of physicians and medical innovators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fauci said he\u2019s worn \u201cthree hats\u201d over the course of a 54-year career. These include developing therapies for \u201cunusual diseases,\u201d working to better understand and treat HIV, and, lastly, what he thinks is one of his most enduring achievements: spearheading the creation of the U.S. President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR<\/a>), the largest commitment in history by any nation to address a single disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the film, Fauci describes how his work has often taken place at the intersection of traditional medicine and policy. He has served under seven presidential administrations\u2014finding himself at the center of the nation\u2019s response to what are two of the defining public health issues of our times, the HIV\/AIDS crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the film, Fauci describes how his work has often taken place at the intersection of traditional medicine and policy. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mannucci spent two and a half years filming Fauci, following him as he navigated the constantly shifting dynamics of both the coronavirus itself and a presidential transition that saw him serve most recently as President Joe Biden\u2019s chief medical adviser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fauci said as his time in public service came to a close, he considered his purpose moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had 54 years, 38 years as director [of NIAID]. I\u2019ve written a lot of papers, done a lot of things,\u201d Fauci said, when asked what was going through his mind in stepping down from government service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo I need to write another paper? Do we need to do another clinical trial? Or maybe there is something else that would be important, and something else to me became crystal clear\u2014to inspire younger people who are either in science or who are thinking about going into science, to get enthusiastic about it, or consider a career in public health or possibly even in public service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fauci also reminisced about his time as a medical student. He lived in Olin Hall and was part of a graduating class that included four women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He recalled a class assembly in Uris Auditorium during his last year of medical school. A recruiting officer reminded the men that as graduating doctors, they would all be drafted into the Vietnam War and would have to select service in either the Army, Air Force, or Navy, or in public health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fauci wanted to pursue infectious diseases, so he selected public health\u2014a choice that led him to the National Institutes of Health and an unexpected career in clinical research and public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExpect the unexpected, and keep a completely open mind about what possibilities arise for you,\u201d Fauci advised the medical students. \u201cIt\u2019s great to plan, but sometimes things get thrown in front of you that are so irresistible that you really have to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top: Fauci speaks with medical students. All images by Studio Brooke.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published March 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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