The<unk>  is the fourth highest award of the Public Health Service and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The medal is awarded in the name of the United States Surgeon<unk>  for actions of exceptional achievement to the cause of public health and medicine. It is awarded by the Surgeon<unk>  of the United States. The exact award criteria for the Surgeon<unk> 's Medal are open to the interpretation of the sitting U.S. Surgeon<unk> . Typically, the Surgeon<unk> 's Medal is presented for such actions as medical breakthroughs in public medicine, disease prevention and control, or exceptional service in a senior position of the Department of Health and Human Services. Due to the prestige of the<unk> , the award is authorized for wear on active duty uniforms of the United States armed forces. When worn on the uniform of a member of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the ribbon is worn after the Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medal and before the Department of Commerce Silver Medal, the Surgeon<unk> 's Exemplary Service Medal and the Legion of Merit. Recipients of the<unk>  include RADM Jerrold Michael who was also the youngest person to become an admiral in the PHS at the age of 33.
Surgeon General's Medallion
Surgeon's assistant
Notes on Nursing
Hospital corpsman
Outline of medicine
Forward surgical teams
Library of the Surgeon General's Office
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