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The Surgeon General reports to the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), who may be a four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) , and who serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on public health and scientific issues.he stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of the Surgeon General. The Surgeon General is a commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, one of the seven uniformed services of the United States, and by law holds the rank of vice admiral.
An Assistant Surgeon General with a rank of brigadier general is paid on the O-7 scale, which ranges from $7,919.10 to $11,831.70 monthly.istory. Congress appointed the first Surgeon General, at the time called the Supervising Surgeon of the Marine Hospital Service, in 1871. The title changed to Supervising Surgeon General in 1873 and to Surgeon General in 1902. As of 2011, 15 men and two women have served as Surgeon General since 1871.