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May 7, 2024 · From Jan. 20, 2021, to March 23, 2021, Orsega served as Acting Surgeon General. Orsega is the first nurse practitioner to hold this position, chosen for her leadership and executive presence within the government, as well as her strategic operational expertise during health crises.
Susan M. Orsega is an American nurse and rear admiral who currently serves as the senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Surgeon General of the United States. She previously served as the acting surgeon general from January 20 to March 4, 2021. Orsega is one of the first nurses to serve in the position. [1]
Apr 2, 2024 · Retired U.S. Public Health Service Rear Admiral Susan Orsega has been named the new Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Services Policy and Oversight. Orsega, a former acting U.S. Surgeon General, graduated from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU) Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing in 2001.
Dec 29, 2022 · A career-long public servant and leader serving as the prior Acting Surgeon General of the US Public Health Service as one of her pinnacle roles, she drives organizational change and accelerates...
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Jun 23, 2021 · Washington, DC — The National League for Nursing congratulates Rear Admiral Susan Orsega, MSN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN on her appointment by President Joseph Biden to serve as the nation’s acting U.S. Surgeon General, and the League applauds President Biden for recognizing Adm. Orsega as one of the first nurses to serve in this role.
May 3, 2023 · (May 3, 2023) — Georgetown University School of Nursing is honored to welcome Rear Admiral Susan M. Orsega, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, the longest serving Public Health Service officer in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, as its commencement speaker for the graduating Class of 2023.
Jan 27, 2021 · Rear Admiral Susan Orsega is an infectious disease specialist and has led the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service Nurse Professional Affairs. She received the Dean's Recognition Award from the College of Health Professions in 2018.
