Obama Selects New Surgeon General

Joshua Frazer — July 14, 2009 – 12:12 pm | Democrats | Health Care | Obama Comments (0) Add a comment

President Barack Obama selected Dr. Regina Benjamin as the U.S. surgeon general yesterday.

Benjamin is known for establishing a rural health clinic in Bayou La Batre, AL. The clinic was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and a rebuilt clinic burned down before it could open.

According to the New York Times, Benjamin became president of the Alabama Medical Association in 2002, and was the first African-American woman to be president of a state medical society in the United States.

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