Which position is responsible for the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps?

• A. Surgeon General
• B. Assistant Surgeon General
• C. Chief Medical Officer
• D. Director of CDC

Answer: (A)

The Surgeon General is the leader of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, serving as its chief officer and the nation’s primary public health spokesperson. This role is an official commissioned position within the Public Health Service, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and it directs the corps’ activities, readiness, and public health missions. The other options refer to roles within specific agencies or ranks that do not oversee the entire Commissioned Corps—the Director of CDC leads the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Chief Medical Officer is a high-ranking physician within a particular organization, and an Assistant Surgeon General is not the top-level head of the corps.