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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army position
military office
advises Chief of Staff of the Army
surface form: Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Secretary of the Army
advisesOn health policy affecting Army personnel
medical readiness
military health
alsoKnownAs TSG
Surgeon General of the United States Army
surface form: 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
surface form: Army National Guard medical forces

Medical Reserve Corps of the U.S. Army
surface form: Army Reserve medical forces

active duty Army personnel
memberOf Army Staff
officeHolderRole senior-most medical officer of the United States Army
officeLocation Pentagon
surface form: The Pentagon
oversees Army hospitals
Army medical education and training
Army medical logistics
Army medical research programs
Army preventive medicine programs
partOf United States Army
Army Medical Department
surface form: United States Army Medical Department
rank lieutenant general
reportsTo Chief of Staff of the Army
surface form: 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 Surgeon General of the United States Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Army Surgeon General
supervises Army Dental Corps
Army Medical Department
surface form: 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
Air Force Surgeon General
surface form: Surgeon General of the Air Force

Surgeon General of the United States Navy
surface form: Surgeon General of the Navy

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Lieutenant General in the United States Army typicalPosition Surgeon General of the United States Army
subject surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)
William C. Gorgas positionHeld Surgeon General of the United States Army
Surgeon General of the United States Army shortName Surgeon General of the United States Army self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Army Surgeon General
Surgeon General of the United States Army alsoKnownAs Surgeon General of the United States Army
this entity surface form: The Surgeon General of the Army
Gorgas positionHeld Surgeon General of the United States Army
subject surface form: William C. Gorgas
this entity surface form: Surgeon General of the U.S. Army