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The U.S. surgeon general is nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The surgeon general must be appointed from individuals who are members of the regular corps of the U.S. Public Health Service and have specialized training or significant experience in public health programs. [2]
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA [1]) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. [2] [3] [4] DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become licensed as a physician or surgeon and thus have full medical and surgical practicing rights in all 50 US states.
Between 1916 and 1966, the profession engaged in a "long and tortuous struggle" for the right to serve as physicians and surgeons in the US Military Medical Corps. On May 3, 1966 Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara authorized the acceptance of osteopathic physicians into all the medical military services on the same basis as MDs.
Pennsylvania created the position of "physician general" in 1996. Michigan had their first surgeon general in 2003, followed by Arkansas and Florida in 2007. In 2019, California became the fifth state to establish such an office. [1]
Although controversial as of methods used, many legacy boards of certification now require that physicians demonstrate, by examination, continuing mastery of the core knowledge and skills for their chosen specialty with recertification of various durations by specialty, between every 7 and every 10 years.
COLUMBUS ‒ The State Medical Board of Ohio has suspended the license of Dr. David M. Hartman, a Dover plastic surgeon.. The board issued its ruling on Aug. 9, determining that his continued ...
COLUMBUS ‒ The State Medical Board of Ohio has permanently revoked the license of David M. Hartman, a Dover plastic surgeon, effective immediately.. The decision was made at a board hearing on ...
Amy Leigh Acton (née Stearns; born 1965 or 1966) is an American physician and public-health researcher who served as the director of the Ohio Department of Health from 2019–2020. She played a leading role in Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2025, Acton declared her candidacy for the 2026 Ohio gubernatorial election.