- Eric Schoomaker
Infobox Military Person
name=Eric B. Schoomaker
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caption=Lieutenant General Eric B. Schoomaker
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placeofbirth=Detroit, Michigan
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allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=1970-present
rank=Lieutenant General
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commands=Surgeon General of the United States Army United States Army Medical Command North Atlantic Regional Medical CommandWalter Reed Army Medical Center
battles=None
awards= Distinguished Service MedalLegion of Merit (5) Meritorious Service Medal (3)Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Expert Field Medical Badge
relations=Peter Schoomaker (brother)
laterwork=Lieutenant General Eric B. Schoomaker, USA is the 42nd
Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General,United States Army Medical Command . He previously served as Commanding General, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command andWalter Reed Army Medical Center . He assumed his current assignment onDecember 11 ,2007 .Biography
Schoomaker was born into an Army family in
Detroit, Michigan . He is the younger brother of the GeneralPeter Schoomaker , USA, who served as the 35thChief of Staff of the United States Army . In 1970 he graduated from theUniversity of Michigan inAnn Arbor , was commissioned a Second Lieutenant as a Distinguished Military Graduate, and awarded a Bachelor of Science degree. He received his medical degree from theUniversity of Michigan Medical School in 1975 and completed his Ph.D. in Human Genetics in 1979.He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at
Duke University Medical Center inDurham, North Carolina , from 1976 to 1978, followed by a fellowship in Hematology at Duke University Medical Center in 1979. He is certified by theAmerican Board of Internal Medicine in both Internal Medicine and Hematology. His military education includes completion of the Combat Care Casualty Course, Medical Management of Chemical Casualty Care Course, AMEDD Officer Advanced Course,Command and General Staff College , and theU.S. Army War College .Schoomaker has held a wide variety of assignments. From 1979 until 1982, he was a research hematologist at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He served as Assistant Chief and Program Director, Department of Medicine,
Walter Reed Army Medical Center , from 1982 to 1988; Medical Consultant to Headquarters, 7th Medical Command, Heidelberg, Germany, 1988 - 1990; Deputy Commander for Clinical Services,Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center , Landstuhl, Germany, 1990 - 1992; Chief and Program Director, Department of Medicine and Director of Primary Care,Madigan Army Medical Center ,Tacoma, Washington , 1992 - 1995; Director of Medical Education for the Office of The Surgeon General/HQ USAMEDCOM conducting a split operation between Washington, DC, andFort Sam Houston , Texas, 1995 - 1997; and Director of Clinical Operations at the HQ USAMEDCOM, February to July 1997. From July 1997 to July 1999, he commanded the USA MEDDAC (Evans Army Community Hospital) atFort Carson , Colorado. He attended the U.S. Army War College inCarlisle Barracks , Pennsylvania, from 1999 to 2000 followed by assignments as the Command Surgeon for theU.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) from July 2000 to March 2001, and Commander of the 30th Medical Brigade headquartered inHeidelberg, Germany , from April 2001 to June 2002.In August 2002, The Army Surgeon General appointed General Schoomaker to the position of Chief of the
Army Medical Corps . Prior to commanding at Fort Detrick, he was the Commanding General of theSoutheast Regional Medical Command /Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center from June 2002 to June 2005. Schoomaker was then the commanding general of theU.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command atFort Detrick until March 2007. From March until December 11, 2007, he was commander of theNorth Atlantic Regional Medical Command andWalter Reed Army Medical Center .He has been honored with the Order of Military Medical Merit and the "A" Proficiency Designator and holds the
Expert Field Medical Badge .He has three children and is the brother of former
Chief of Staff of the United States Army , GeneralPeter J. Schoomaker .External links
* [http://www.army.mil/-newsreleases/2007/03/02/2089-army-names-new-walter-reed-commanding-general/ Army Press Release]
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/02/news/web.0302-armysec.php International Herald Tribune]
* [http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=1581/ Interview with Eric Schoomaker]
* [http://www.detrick.army.mil/educationSummit/edSummit_4.pdf US Army Biography]###@@@KEY@@@###succession box
title=Commanding General ofWalter Reed Army Medical Center
before=Lt. Gen.Kevin C. Kiley
years=2 March 2007 – October 2007
after=Maj. Gen. Carla Hawley-Bowland
incumbent succession box
title=Surgeon General of the United States Army
before=Maj. Gen.Gale Pollack (Acting)
start=December 11 ,2007
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