Surgeon General of the United States Navy

The Surgeon General of the Navy is the highest-ranking physician in the U.S. Navy. He is also the commander of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ( BUMED ), the official title is Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ). The Surgeon General of the Navy can be compared with the Admiral of the Navy Medical Corps in the army.

To his subordinate areas include the United States Navy Nurse Corps and the United States Navy Dental Corps.

BUMED departments

The run by the Surgeon General of the Navy BUMED includes different departments that mainly deal with the medical and psychological care of the troops. Medical care is determined by the departments Navy Medical Service Corps ( MSC - M09B ), Navy Nurse Corps ( M09B -NC), Navy Dental Corps ( M09B -DC), Medical Corps ( M09B -MC) and the Medical Inspector General ( M00IG ), currently Captain Patricia J. Goodin guaranteed. Part of the duties of the BUMED also includes the pastoral care through the Pastoral Care (MED - OOG ). Accompanying tasks, for example in the fields of transportation, recruitment, or planning by the Force Master Chief ( M00FMC/M09B-HC ), currently Laura A. Martinez, and the Department of Public Affairs ( M00P ), Human Resources ( M1) under Deputy Chief of Staff Kevin L. Magnusson and Associate Deputy Chief of Staff: RADM Ben F. Gaumer, Fleet Operations Support ( M3F ), Medical Operations Support ( M3M ), Installation and Logistics (M4 ), information Management ( M6) Education & Training (M7 ), Resource management / Comtroller (M8 ), Reserve Affairs (M10 ) under RADM Elizabeth M. Morris, Command information Office ( M09BK6 ) and Future Plans and Strategy (M5 ) is satisfied.

Commanders of BUMED and Surgeons General of the Navy

• Medical Services (military )
• Service position (United States Navy )