Horoho takes oath as first nurse, female surgeon general
Horoho takes oath as first nurse, female surgeon general By Rob McIlvaine Related Links Army.mil: Inside the Army News STAND-TO!: Army Medicine's Culture of Trust Army Medicine Army Medicine on Facebook Army Medicine on Twitter Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho biography Horoho assumes command of MEDCOM VIDEO: Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho VIDEO: Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, Command Sgt. Maj. Donna Brock Army Medicine Command Message Army.mil: Women in the Army ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, Dec. 8, 2011) -- Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, the first nurse and first woman appointed, became the Army's 43rd surgeon general Dec. 7 in a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. She was nominated to the position by President Barack Obama May 10 and was later approved by the Senate. She succeeds Lt. Gen. Eric B. Schoomaker, who will...