Surgeon General of the United States Army

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The Surgeon General of the United States Army is the senior-most medical officer responsible for overseeing the Army Medical Department and advising Army leadership on all matters relating to military health and medical readiness.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army position ⓘ
military office ⓘ
advises Chief of Staff of the United States Army ⓘ
Secretary of the Army ⓘ
advisesOn health policy affecting Army personnel ⓘ
medical readiness ⓘ
military health ⓘ
alsoKnownAs TSG ⓘ
The Surgeon General of the Army ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
domain military medicine ⓘ
public health in the Army ⓘ
firstHolder Joseph Lovell ⓘ
formationDate 1818 ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Army medical doctrine ⓘ
Army medical force structure ⓘ
Army medical training standards ⓘ
jurisdiction Army National Guard medical forces ⓘ
linked to: Army National Guard

Army Reserve medical forces ⓘ
active duty Army personnel ⓘ
memberOf Army Staff ⓘ
officeHolderRole senior-most medical officer of the United States Army ⓘ
officeLocation The Pentagon ⓘ
linked to: Pentagon
oversees Army hospitals ⓘ
Army medical education and training ⓘ
Army medical logistics ⓘ
Army medical research programs ⓘ
Army preventive medicine programs ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
United States Army Medical Department ⓘ
rank lieutenant general ⓘ
reportsTo Chief of Staff of the United States Army ⓘ
Secretary of the Army ⓘ
requires Senate confirmation ⓘ
responsibleFor Army Medical Department ⓘ
Army medical policy ⓘ
Army medical readiness ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Army ⓘ
shortName Army Surgeon General ⓘ
supervises Army Dental Corps ⓘ
Army Medical Corps ⓘ
Army Medical Service Corps ⓘ
Army Medical Specialist Corps ⓘ
Army Nurse Corps ⓘ
Army Veterinary Corps ⓘ
worksWith Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs ⓘ
Surgeon General of the Air Force ⓘ
Surgeon General of the Navy ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lieutenant General (United States Army) → typicalPosition → Surgeon General of the United States Army ⓘ
William C. Gorgas → positionHeld → Surgeon General of the United States Army ⓘ
Surgeon General of the United States Army → shortName → Army Surgeon General ⓘ
linked to: Surgeon General of the United States Army
Surgeon General of the United States Army → alsoKnownAs → The Surgeon General of the Army ⓘ
linked to: Surgeon General of the United States Army
William C. Gorgas → positionHeld → Surgeon General of the U.S. Army ⓘ
subject linked to: Gorgas
linked to: Surgeon General of the United States Army
William A. Hammond → positionHeld → Surgeon General of the United States Army ⓘ
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs → worksWith → Surgeon General of the Army ⓘ
linked to: Surgeon General of the United States Army
Surgeon General of the United States Navy → collaboratesWith → Surgeon General of the United States Army ⓘ
Air Force Surgeon General → worksWith → Surgeon General of the United States Army ⓘ