Richard Henry Carmona was born on November 22,1949 and is an American physician, nurse, police officer, public health administrator, and politician.
26 Facts About Richard Carmona
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Richard Carmona was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States.
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Richard Carmona narrowly lost to Republican challenger Congressman Jeff Flake.
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Richard Carmona was born in New York City, of Puerto Rican descent, and raised in Harlem.
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Richard Carmona worked in various positions in the medical field including paramedic, registered nurse, and physician.
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Richard Carmona completed a surgical residency at UCSF and a National Institutes of Health-sponsored fellowship in trauma, burns, and critical care.
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Richard Carmona is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and certified in correctional health care and in quality assurance.
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Richard Carmona has been Chairman of the Arizona Southern Regional Emergency Medical System, Chief Medical Officer, hospital CEO, public health officer, and chief executive officer of the Pima County health care system.
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Richard Carmona was not in control of the assets of the system but was held responsible for them.
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Richard Carmona is a professor of medicine at the University of Arizona.
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Richard Carmona worked for the Pima County Sheriff's Department since 1986, eventually working his way up to deputy sheriff.
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Richard Carmona served as medical director of the county's police and fire departments.
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Richard Carmona was a peace officer leader of the SWAT division, with expertise in special operations and emergency preparedness, including weapons of mass destruction.
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In 1999, Richard Carmona was off duty when he killed a motorist in a shootout at a Tucson intersection.
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Accounts of the incident vary, but Richard Carmona says he spotted a driver assaulting another driver after a car accident and pulled over to help.
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President Bush nominated Richard Carmona to become the 17th Surgeon General of the United States in March 2002.
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In 2006, Richard Carmona released a landmark Surgeon General's report on the health effects of secondhand smoke.
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Richard Carmona is currently vice chairman of the Canyon Ranch resort and spa company, president of the non-profit Canyon Ranch Institute, and a professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona.
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Richard Carmona is currently in-charge of Covid-19 response at the University of Arizona.
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In 2006, Republicans attempted to recruit Richard Carmona to run for Congress in Arizona's 8th congressional district, but he declined.
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On October 25,2013 Richard Carmona joined the Herbalife Board of Directors.
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On September 6,2021 Richard Carmona joined the McKesson Board of Directors as a new independent director, as well as the Board of Directors Compensation and Compliance Committees.
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Richard Carmona was the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Arizona in the race to replace retiring Republican Senator Jon Kyl.
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Richard Carmona said that he would bring his experience in science and medicine to the Senate, which will inform his analytical approach to the issues.
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Richard Carmona has been critical of politicians like Todd Akin and said that health issues should not be politicized.
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Awards and decorations as depicted on Vice Admiral Richard Carmona's United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps' uniform during his tenure as Surgeon General of the United States.