Joycelyn Elders

Joycelyn Elders

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Former Surgeon General of the United States

About Joycelyn Elders

Minnie Joycelyn Elders is an American pediatrician and public health administrator who served as Surgeon General of the United States from 1993 to 1994. A vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, she was the second woman, second person of color, and first African American to serve as Surgeon General.

Notable works:

What I Learned in Medical School

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