<P> The U.S. Surgeon General is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate . The Surgeon General must be appointed from individuals who ( 1 ) are members of the Regular Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service , and ( 2 ) have specialized training or significant experience in public health programs . The Surgeon General serves a four - year term of office and , depending on whether the current Assistant Secretary for Health is a Public Health Service commissioned officer , is either the senior or next most senior uniformed officer of the commissioned corps , holding the rank of a vice admiral . The current Surgeon General is Jerome Adams , having taken office on September 5 , 2017 . </P>
<P> The U.S. Surgeon General is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate . The Surgeon General must be appointed from individuals who ( 1 ) are members of the Regular Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service , and ( 2 ) have specialized training or significant experience in public health programs . The Surgeon General serves a four - year term of office and , depending on whether the current Assistant Secretary for Health is a Public Health Service commissioned officer , is either the senior or next most senior uniformed officer of the commissioned corps , holding the rank of a vice admiral . The current Surgeon General is Jerome Adams , having taken office on September 5 , 2017 . </P>
who is the surgeon general of the united states now
who is the surgeon general of the united states now
Jerome Adams
Jerome Adams