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Regina Marcia Benjamin (born October 26, 1956) is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. [1] Benjamin previously directed a nonprofit primary care medical clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, and served on the board of ...
May 3, 2024 · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: May 3, 2024 • Article History. Regina Benjamin. Born: October 26, 1956, Mobile, Alabama, U.S. (age 67) Title / Office: surgeon general of the United States (2009-2013), United States. surgeon general of the United States (2009-), United States. (Show more)
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Dr. Regina Benjamin is a family physician who served as the 18th US Surgeon General during the Obama Administration, and was the youngest person and first African American admitted to the American Medical Association’s Board of Trustees. She has spent her career championing a better healthcare system—one focused on prevention, equal access and wellness. She uses her voice to tackle ...
As founder and CEO of the rural BayouClinic in Bayou La Batre, Dr. Regina Benjamin is making a difference to the underserved poor in a small fishing village on the Gulf Coast of Alabama. It is a town of about 2500 people, about 80 percent of her patients live below the poverty level. Since 2013, she also has served as the chair of Public Health ...
Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA is the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. As America’s Doctor, she provided the public with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and the health of the nation.
Regina Benjamin is an American physician and public health official. In the Obama administration, Benjamin served as the Surgeon General of the United States from 2009 to 2013, and as Chair of the National Prevention Council, which was created by the ...
Regina Benjamin. (born 1956). American physician Regina Benjamin became the 18th surgeon general of the United States in 2009. The high-profile post provided her with the opportunity to champion health care for those unable to afford it. Before that, she had spent most of her medical career serving poor families in a shrimping village on the ...
