Regina Benjamin - Wikipedia

hank you my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that October 26 is the anniversary of the birth of American physician and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Regina Marcia Benjamin who served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States.

Happy 62nd Birthday Regina Marcia Benjamin

Background from bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=4162984&privcapId=35648556
"Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., MBA serves as Chief Executive Officer and Practising Physician of BayouClinic, in Bayou La Batre, Ala. Dr. Benjamin founded BayouClinic, Inc. in 1990. Dr. Benjamin has been the NOLA.com/Times Picayune Endowed Chair of Public Health Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana since September 2013. Since September 2013, Dr. Benjamin has been a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana, where she occupies the NOLA.com/Times-Picayune Endowed Chair in Public Health Sciences. She founded the Bayou Clinic in Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic, Alabama in 1987 and served as its Chief Executive Officer until her appointment as Surgeon General. Dr. Benjamin also serves on the national board of the March of Dimes. Dr. Benjamin served as an Associate Dean for Rural Health at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. As America’s Doctor from July 2009 to 2013, Dr. Benjamin provided the public with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and the health of the nation. While Surgeon General, she oversaw the operational command of 6,500 uniformed public health officers who serve in locations around the world to promote and protect the health of the American people. Dr. Benjamin has approximately 30 years of experience as a practicing family physician and has served in leadership roles at the highest levels of the US government and in the healthcare field. Dr. Benjamin serves as Director at Computer Programs & Systems. Dr. Benjamin has been an Independent Director of Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. since April 7, 2017. She has been a Non-Executive Director at Convatec Group Plc since August 14, 2017. She has been a Director of Proteus Digital Health, Inc. since September 5, 2017. She has been an Independent Director of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Inc. and Health Plan since June 01, 2015. She serves as a Trustee at Birmingham-Southern College and Florida A & M University. Dr. Benjamin served as a Director of Alere Inc. from December 2013 to July 2015. She also serves on the Board of Ascension, the world’s largest faith-based health system with more than 185,000 associates and affiliated providers. She was board memberships include the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Catholic Health Association and Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Benjamin is a member of the Institute of Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. In addition, her leadership positions with several healthcare industry associations and medical groups, as well as her practical experience as a family physician afford her valuable perspectives with respect to key partners of the Company, including patients, physicians, pharmaceuticals, health plans and regulatory agencies. In 1992, she is chosen as a Kellogg National Fellow and Rockefeller Next Generation Leader. She served as the Chair of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States from 2002 to 2003. She also served as Chair of the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs from 2003 to 2009 and as President of the American Medical Association Education and Research Foundation from 1997 to 1998. She served as chair of the National Prevention Council, composed of 17 cabinet-level heads of federal agencies and released the first-ever National Prevention Strategy. From 1992 to 2004, she served on the board of the Medical Association of Alabama. Dr. Benjamin is a pioneer in the medical field and is known for her leadership role in the worldwide advancement of preventive health care. In 1995, she was the first physician under the age of 40 and the first African-American woman to be elected to the American Medical Association Board of Trustees and in 2008 was Chair of the Federation of State Medical Licensing Boards of the United States. In 2002, Dr. Dr. Benjamin became the first African-American female president of a state medical society in the United States when she assumed leadership of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama a position she held until 2003. Dr. Benjamin has forged a career that was recognized by a broad spectrum of organizations and publications. In July 2009, Dr. Benjamin was appointed as the 18th United States Surgeon General and served a four-year term. Dr. Benjamin served as the United States Surgeon General and Vice Admiral of the U.S. Public Health Service from 2009 to 2013. She is the recipient of 24 honorary degrees. In 1998, she was the United States recipient of the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights. She received the 2000 National Caring Award, which was inspired by Mother Teresa and was recognized with the Papal Honor Pro Ecclesia et Ponticifice from Pope Benedict XVI. In 2008, she was honored with a MacArthur Genius Award Fellowship. In 2011, Dr. Benjamin became the recipient of the Chairman's Award at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards. In May 2013, Reader's Digest ranked her No. 22 of the 100 Most Trusted People in America. Dr. Benjamin received her B.S. in Chemistry from Xavier University, M.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and her M.B.A. from Tulane University and also attended Morehouse School of Medicine."

U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin address the 2013 graduating class of Spelman College.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wpm5SlWtjk

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I am a strong supporter of many of the same issues as Admiral Benjamin, rural healthcare, preventing child sexual abuse and healthy aging.

Great biography share sir.