MD, PhD, opened millions of eyes to such often-neglected health problems as obesity,
mental illness, and suicide. Since leaving his high-profile post in February, he's been
tackling another tough topic: trying to convince people that they can make a difference by
working in government. In the fall, Satcher becomes director of the National Center for
Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. Until then, his work as a senior
fellow with the Kaiser Family Foundation is focused on writing an account of his years in …