Recounts his time as secretary of the Veterinary Affairs department. Ceo and afghanistan veterans of america, and after words has relevant hosts interviewing top authors about their work and after words are also available to listen to as podcasts. Dr. Shulkin, thank you for being with us today. Its an honor to have you here. I think the va is an important subject to talk about and i think its one of the areas of our government that a lot of people hear about, but dont necessarily know many of the details, frankly in the veteran community, i think a lot of us that dont understand the breadth and the depth of what the va does. Im excite today talk about the va in general and certainly about your book and about your time in the administration. If youd like, id love to begin by sort of what brought you to the va. You were successful in the civilian career and a lot of times making a transition from the civilian world into the government world can be a bit jarring. What drove you to want to