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Surgeon General of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (460 words) |
 | The Surgeon General of the United States is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Public Health Service, and - ex Officio - is the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the Government of the United States. |
| The Surgeon General is nominated by the U.S. President and confirmed by the Senate for a 4-year term of office. |
| The Surgeon General is also the ultimate award authority for several Public Health awards and decorations, the highest of which that can be directly awarded (the highest award bestowed by board action is the Distinguished Service Medal) is the Surgeon General's Medal. |
| Surgeon General - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (191 words) |
| The Surgeon General of the United States is the chief medical officer of the United States Government. |
| The post is held by the senior of the three individual service medical directors and carries the rank of surgeon vice-admiral, lieutenant-general or air marshal. |
| The British and Irish equivalent of the Surgeon General of the United States is known as the Government Chief Medical Officer. |
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