Eve Slater | |
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United States Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Health | |
In office February 8, 2002 –February 5, 2003 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Arthur J. Lawrence (acting) |
Succeeded by | Cristina Beato (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | West Orange,New Jersey,U.S. | March 16,1945
Children | 2 |
Education | Vassar College (AB) Columbia University (MD) |
Eve Elizabeth Slater (born May 16,1945) is an American physician who served as the United States Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush from 2002 to 2003. Slater received her A.B. (magna cum laude,Phi Beta Kappa) from Vassar College in 1967 and M.D. (Alpha Omega Alpha) from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1971. She completed residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital,Boston,MA.In 1976,she was appointed the Chief Resident in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital,the first woman to appointed to this position. [1] Dr. Slater is currently Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S),where she has taught for over 35 years. She is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.(FACC). At MGH,she led the Hypertension Unit,as Assistant Professor of Medicine. Harvard Medical School.
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