Dr. David Satcher on Obama Surgeon General Choice

– She's had numerous opportunities to leave the poor rural community for which her services were desperately needed even after two hurricanes and a fire destroyed her Alabama clinic Dr. Benjamin stayed and rebuilt.

It's because of her commitment that the nation's 16th Surgeon General

Dr. David Satcher believes her nomination is an excellent choice:

((here's a person who on the one hand is devoted to underserved diverse community devoted to those patients and a national leader rare combination but a great combination to be surgeon general))

Dr. Satcher says he believes Benjamin will be a great asset in helping re shape the nation's health care system.

Dr. Regina Benjamin was a member of the 2nd graduating class at the Morehouse School of Medicine in 1982.