07/13/2009
Obama Chooses Dr. Regina Benjamin as Next Surgeon General
It's being reported that President Obama has chosen Alabama family physician Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the next Surgeon General.
The AP reports: "Benjamin was the first black woman to head a state medical society,
received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights and just
last fall received a MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant.' But she made
headlines in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, with her determination to
rebuild her rural health clinic Bayou La Batre, Ala., which serves
4,400 patients who would be hard-pressed to find care elsewhere."
Obama is set to make the announcement later today.
Posted 10:30 AM EST by Andy Towle in Alabama, Barack Obama, Health, Medicine, News, Regina Benjamin | Permalink
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Let's hope she has the good sense not to utter the dreaded "M" word...
Posted by: BradK | Jul 13, 2009 11:15:47 AM
I read a good story about Dr. Regina Benjamin
http://taszara.com/dr-regina-benjamin-nominated-by-obama-as-surgeon-general-photos/954/
Posted by: hair removal nj | Jul 13, 2009 12:41:41 PM
Keep up the good work!! Good luck Doctor.
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Posted by: hazel | Jul 13, 2009 12:50:52 PM