President Obama has chosen Regina Benjamin, a rural family physician who has faced hurricanes, flood and fire to care for impoverished patients along Alabama's Gulf Coast as the next Surgeon General, filling a key public health post ahead of an expected surge in the H1N1 flu next fall.
Benjamin gained fame through her public efforts to rebuild her rural health clinic after Hurricane Katrina devastated it. Benjamin has also served as the first black woman to head the State of Alabama Medical Association and was associate dean for rural health at the University of South Alabama's College of Medicine.
Obama announced his intent to nominate her at a Rose Garden event on Monday.
Go'head on girl, but...ah..is it me or is she...."pleasantly plump"?
should the surgeon general be fat?
ReplyDeleteGood for her. He slipped her in while everyone is preoccupied with Sotomayor.
ReplyDeleteawesome!
ReplyDeleteAnother strong black role model. Hurray!
ReplyDeleteObama has appointed more black females than anyone else in history.
ReplyDeleteI'm proud of her. I hope she don't let them Washington crackers bring her down.
ReplyDeleteThis is really a good thing. I just wish he had the balls to nominate a Black female for the Supreme Court. I'll always be a little upset over that.
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