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Surgeons General

United States Army

Lieutenant General PATRICIA D. HOROHO

Retired 1 February, 2016

 

 

SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE DA

   

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES

National Defense University – MS – National Resource Strategy
University of Pittsburgh – MSN – Trauma Clinical Specialist
University of North Carolina – BSN – Nursing

   

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED

Army Medical Department Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Industrial College of the Armed Forces

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None recorded

 

PROMOTIONS

DATE OF APPOINTMENT

2LT

18 Mar 83

1LT

18 Oct 84

CPT

1 Nov 86

MAJ

1 Feb 93

LTC

1 Oct 97

COL

1 Dec 03

MG

4 Jul 08

LTG

5 Dec 11

  

FROM

TO

ASSIGNMENT

Dec 11

Dec 15

Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command/The Surgeon General, United States Army, Falls Church, Virginia

Oct 11

Dec 11

Deputy Surgeon General United States Army/Chief, United States Army Nurse Corps, Falls Church, Virginia

Jul 11

Oct 11

Special Assistant for Medical Affairs to Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan

Mar 10

Jul 11

Deputy Surgeon General United States Army/Chief, United States Army Nurse Corps, Falls Church, Virginia

Jul 08

Feb 10

Commanding General, Western Regional Medical Command and Madigan Army Medical Center/Senior Manager, TRICARE Puget Sound/Chief, Army Nurse Corps Tacoma, Washington

May 07

Jul 08

Commander, Walter Reed Health Care System, Washington DC

Jul 03

Jul 06

Deputy Commander for Nursing, later Commander, DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Jun 01

Jun 03

Assistant Deputy for Healthcare Management Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), Washington, DC

Aug 00

Jun 01

Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, DC

Jun 98

Aug 00

Assistant Chief, Army Nurse Corps Branch, Officer Personnel Management Directorate, United States Total Army Personnel Command, Alexandria, Virginia

Jun 96

Jun 98

Chief Nurse, later Commander, 249th Medical General Hospital, Fort Gordon, Georgia

Jul 95

Jun 96

Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Jul 94

May 95

Nurse Method Analyst, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and OPERATION UPHOLD DEMOCRACY, Haiti

Jun 92

Jul 94

Clinical Staff Nurse, later Head Nurse, Emergency Room, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Aug 90

Apr 92

Student, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mar 88

Jun 90

Army Nurse Counselor, 1st Recruiting Brigade (Northeast), United States Army Recruiting Command, Fort Meade, Maryland

Sep 87

Feb 88

Student, Army Medical Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Nov 84

Aug 87

Clinical Staff Nurse, later Head Nurse, Emergency Room, United States Army Medical Department Activity, Health Services Command, Fort Carson, Colorado

Jun 83

Oct 84

Surgical Staff Nurse, Surgery Ward, United States Army Medical Department Activity, Health Services Command, Fort Carson, Colorado

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

DATE

GRADE

Special Assistant for Medical Affairs to Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan

Jul 11 - Oct 11

Major General

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

DATE

GRADE

Special Assistant for Medical Affairs to Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan

Jul 11 - Oct 11

Major General

 

 

 

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES

 

 

Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Legion of Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters) Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters) Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Army Staff Identification Badge