Dr. Regina Benjamin was first black woman to be on AMA's board
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2009-07-13
Intro: For her part, Benjamin told reporters at the press conference that becoming the Surgeon General would be "a physician's dream."
"Public health issues are very personal to me. My father died with diabetes and hypertension. My older brother and only sibling died at age 44 of HIV-related illness. My mother died of lung cancer because as a young girl she wanted to smoke, just like her twin brother could," Benjamin said.
"My family's not here with me today -- at least not in person -- because of preventable diseases," she added. "While I cannot change my family's past, I can be a voice in the movement to improve our nation's health care and our nation's health for the future."
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My family's not here with me today -- at least not in person -- because of preventable diseases. While I cannot change my family's past, I can be a voice in the movement to improve our nation's health care and our nation's health for the future.
Dr. Regina Benjamin, President Barack Obama's nomination for surgeon general.
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