Regina Marcia Benjamin (born on October 26, 1956 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American physician who currently serves as the Surgeon General of the United States. She previously ran a nonprofit medical clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, in the United States.
Regina Benjamin notably became the first African American woman on the American Medical Association's board of trustees, when she was elected to the post in 1995.
On July 13, 2009 President Bara...
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Regina Marcia Benjamin (born on October 26, 1956 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American physician who currently serves as the Surgeon General of the United States. She previously ran a nonprofit medical clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, in the United States.
Regina Benjamin notably became the first African American woman on the American Medical Association's board of trustees, when she was elected to the post in 1995.
On July 13, 2009 President Barack Obama announced the choice of Benjamin for the position of Surgeon General of the United States. Upon her confirmation on October 29, 2009, Benjamin will become the third African American and the third woman to hold the position.
Dr. Benjamin attended Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans where she was initiated into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is also a member of the second class of the Morehouse School of Medicine. She received her M.D. degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed her residency in...
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