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Minnie Joycelyn Elders (born Minnie Lee Jones; August 13, 1933) is an American pediatrician and public health administrator who served as Surgeon General of the United States from 1993 to 1994.
Apr 26, 2024 · Jocelyn Elders is an American physician and public health official who served (1993–94) as U.S. surgeon general, the first Black American and the second woman to hold that post.
Sep 20, 2017 · Dr. Joycelyn Elders. Biography. Medical doctor and professor Dr. Joycelyn Elders was born on August 14, 1933 in Schaal, Arkansas to Curtis Jones and Haller Reed Jones. Elders attended Howard County Training School in Tollette, Arkansas in 1942.
Joycelyn Elders, the first person in the state of Arkansas to become board certified in pediatric endocrinology, was the fifteenth Surgeon General of the United States, the first African American and only the second woman to head the U.S. Public Health Service.
May 29, 2018 · African American federal government official and surgeon general. Confirmed as the sixteenth surgeon general of the United States on September 7, 1993, Joycelyn Elders is the first African American and the second female to head the U.S. Public Health Service.
In 1993, Dr. Joycelyn Elders was appointed the 15th Surgeon General of the US, becoming the first African-American and the second woman in the role. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton, who, as Governor, had appointed Dr. Elders as head of the Arkansas Department of Health from 1987-1992.
Mar 5, 2020 · Joycelyn Elders is one of the leaders, innovators, activists, entertainers, athletes and artists who defined the last century. Find out why TIME chose Joycelyn Elders as one of the 100...
Aug 13, 2015 · Joycelyn Elders was the first African-American to be appointed Surgeon-General of the United States. A brilliant, talented, and powerful woman, she had strong views and no hesitation in stating them—loudly, clearly, and honestly.
Jan 14, 2008 · As the eldest of eight children of sharecroppers, Joycelyn Elders experienced extreme poverty in segregated, rural Arkansas. At age fifteen, Elders earned a scholarship to Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Feb 17, 2022 · The museum lists Dr. Joycelyn Elders among its Black Pioneers in Medicine, and for good reason. In 1993, Dr. Elders became the first African American and second woman to serve as Surgeon General of the United States.
