M. Joycelyn Elders, MD — pediatric medicine (endocrinology)
Courtesy Parklawn Health Library
Dr. Joycelyn Elders (b. 1933), the first person in the state of Arkansas to become board certified in pediatric endocrinology, was the 15th surgeon general of the United States, the first African American and only the second woman to head the U.S. Public Health Service. Long an outspoken advocate of public health, Elders was appointed surgeon general by President Clinton in 1993.
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