[United Kingdom] The Surgeon-General (SG) is the senior medical officer of the British Armed Forces; the post is held by the senior of the three individual service medical directors. The Surgeon General is the clinical director of the Defence Medical Services Department which is the headquarters for the Defence Medical Services. It is a joi...
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In the United States and many areas of the British Commonwealth, the title of Surgeon General refers to a physician commissioned by the government and entrusted with public health responsibilities. The post originated in the 17th century, as military units brought their own doctors. Thus, in the United States, the chief public health officer is th...
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[Canada] The Surgeon General is the professional head of the Canadian military health jurisdiction, the adviser to the Minister of National Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff on all matters related to health, and head of the Royal Canadian Medical Service. The Surgeon General is also the Commander of Canadian Forces Health Services Grou...
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(from the article `smoking`) ...decisions had already been influenced by physical addiction, advertising, and the denials of the tobacco industry, but, even after the reports by ...
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The chief medical officer in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Public Health Service. In some foreign military services any member of the medical corps who has the rank of general, not necessarily the chief medical officer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sŭr′jŏn jen′ĕr-ăl Definitions: 1. The chief medical officer in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Public Health Service. In some foreign military services, any member of the medical corps who has the rank of general, not necessarily the chief medical officer.
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Surgeon General: In the United States, the chief medical officer of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPS), the agency responsible for the public health of the American people. The Public Health Service (PHS) administers a number of critically important health agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control...
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n] - the head of the United States Public Health Service 2. [n] - the senior medical officer in an army or navy
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noun the senior medical officer in an army or navy
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the chief of medical services in one of the armed forces. · (caps.) the head of the U.S. Bureau of Public Health or, in some states, of a state health agency.
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