Medical Society Joint Letter to the Senate HELP Committee Reiterating the Necessary Qualifications for the Surgeon General

ACP joins other medical societies to share views on the qualifications and credentials that anyone nominated to serve as Surgeon General of the United States should have.

ACP joins other medical societies to share views on the qualifications and credentials that anyone nominated to serve as Surgeon General of the United States should have.

Jared Frost

U.S. Senate; Senate; Health; Education; Labor and Pensions Committee; HELP Committee; HELP; Committee on Health; Education; Labor and Pensions; Bill Cassidy; Bernie Sanders; Surgeon General of the United States; U.S. Surgeon General; Surgeon General; United States Public Health Service; PHS; USPHS; Public Health Service Commissioned Corps; PHSCC; Commissioned Corps; qualifications; credentials; medical qualifications; licensure; residency; board certification; public health; public health experience; medical training; conflicts of interest; disinformation; misinformation; medical school; medical license; clinical experience; patients; underserved populations; disease; behavioral health; substance use disorders; tobacco cessation; emergencies; 42 U.S.C. 205; pharmaceuticals; wellness; business interests; financial interests; supplements; lab testing; suicide prevention; firearm violence prevention; maternal health; opioid; undue political influence; medical research; infrastructure; health workforce; physician workforce; infectious disease; pandemic; epidemic; COVID-19; Casey Means

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 1:50 PM EST

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 4:32 PM EST

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