Surgeon General of the United States Navy

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The Surgeon General of the United States Navy is the senior-most medical officer responsible for overseeing Navy and Marine Corps healthcare policy, medical readiness, and the delivery of medical services across the naval forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military medical position ⓘ
naval office ⓘ
advises Chief of Naval Operations ⓘ
Commandant of the Marine Corps ⓘ
Department of the Navy leadership on medical matters ⓘ
Secretary of the Navy ⓘ
alsoResponsibleFor healthcare support to the United States Marine Corps ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires Senate confirmation ⓘ
collaboratesWith Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs ⓘ
Defense Health Agency ⓘ
Surgeon General of the United States Air Force ⓘ
Surgeon General of the United States Army ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
field healthcare administration ⓘ
military medicine ⓘ
public health ⓘ
formationPurpose to oversee medical care for naval forces ⓘ
heads Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ⓘ
jurisdiction Department of the Navy ⓘ
memberOf Navy staff ⓘ
oversees Navy Medicine ⓘ
Navy medical education and training programs ⓘ
Navy medical personnel ⓘ
Navy medical research programs ⓘ
Navy medical treatment facilities ⓘ
partOf Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
rank vice admiral ⓘ
reportsTo Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs ⓘ
Chief of Naval Operations ⓘ
responsibleFor Marine Corps healthcare policy ⓘ
Navy healthcare policy ⓘ
Navy medical contingency planning ⓘ
Navy medical logistics policy ⓘ
coordination of operational medical support ⓘ
delivery of medical services across naval forces ⓘ
development of Navy medical doctrine ⓘ
force health protection for sailors and Marines ⓘ
implementation of Navy medical policy ⓘ
medical aspects of deployment readiness ⓘ
medical manpower planning for the Navy ⓘ
medical readiness of naval forces ⓘ
patient safety in Navy Medicine ⓘ
quality of care in Navy medical facilities ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority Marine Corps medical support ⓘ
Navy-wide medical services ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
shortName Navy Surgeon General ⓘ

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

Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery → hasChief → Surgeon General of the United States Navy ⓘ
Surgeon General of the United States Army → worksWith → Surgeon General of the Navy ⓘ
linked to: Surgeon General of the United States Navy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs → worksWith → Surgeon General of the Navy ⓘ
linked to: Surgeon General of the United States Navy
Surgeon General of the United States Navy → shortName → Navy Surgeon General ⓘ
linked to: Surgeon General of the United States Navy
Navy Medicine West → subordinateTo → Surgeon General of the Navy ⓘ
linked to: Surgeon General of the United States Navy
Navy Medicine West → subordinateTo → Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ⓘ
linked to: Surgeon General of the United States Navy
Navy Medical Service Corps officers → subordinateTo → Surgeon General of the Navy ⓘ
linked to: Surgeon General of the United States Navy
Air Force Surgeon General → worksWith → Surgeon General of the United States Navy ⓘ