# Eric Schoomaker > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eric_Schoomaker > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eric_Schoomaker.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schoomaker > Source revision: 1352936636 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Surgeon General of the US Army}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox military person |name = Eric B. Schoomaker |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|9|15}} |death_date = |image = LTG Eric Schoomaker.jpg |caption = Lieutenant General Eric B. Schoomaker |nickname = |birth_place = [Detroit](/source/Detroit), [Michigan](/source/Michigan), U.S. |death_place = |burial_place = |burial_label = |alma_mater = [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan) |allegiance = {{flagu|United States of America|size=23px}} |branch = {{army|USA|size=23px}} |service_years = 1970–2012 |rank = 23px|border [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_General_(United_States)) |unit = |commands = [Surgeon General of the United States Army](/source/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Army)
[United States Army Medical Command](/source/United_States_Army_Medical_Command)
North Atlantic Regional Medical Command
[Walter Reed Army Medical Center](/source/Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center) |battles = |awards = [Army Distinguished Service Medal](/source/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army))
[Legion of Merit](/source/Legion_of_Merit)
[Meritorious Service Medal](/source/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(United_States))
[Joint Service Commendation Medal](/source/Joint_Service_Commendation_Medal)
[Army Commendation Medal](/source/Army_Commendation_Medal)
[Army Achievement Medal](/source/Army_Achievement_Medal)
[Humanitarian Service Medal](/source/Humanitarian_Service_Medal)
[Bundeswehr Crosses of Honor in Silver](/source/Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr) |relations = GEN [Peter Schoomaker](/source/Peter_Schoomaker) (brother) |other_work = }} '''Eric B. Schoomaker''' (born September 15, 1948)Marquis Who's Who on the Web is a former United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 42nd [Surgeon General of the United States Army](/source/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Army) and Commanding General, [United States Army Medical Command](/source/United_States_Army_Medical_Command), and a practicing [hematologist](/source/hematologist). He previously served as Commanding General, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and [Walter Reed Army Medical Center](/source/Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center). He assumed the post of U.S. Army Surgeon General on December 11, 2007. ==Early life and education== Schoomaker was born into an Army family in Detroit, Michigan. He is the younger brother of [General](/source/General_officer) [Peter Schoomaker](/source/Peter_Schoomaker), [USA](/source/United_States_Army), who served as the 35th [Chief of Staff of the United States Army](/source/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army). He attended [East Lansing High School](/source/East_Lansing_High_School).[http://www.medicineatmichigan.org/magazine/2008/spring/rotations/ UMich Med School Alumni Mag] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410185218/http://www.medicineatmichigan.org/magazine/2008/spring/rotations/ |date=April 10, 2011 }} [retrieved March 11, 2011] In 1970 he graduated from the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan) in [Ann Arbor](/source/Ann_Arbor), was commissioned a second lieutenant as a Distinguished Military Graduate, and awarded a bachelor of science degree. He received his medical degree from the [University of Michigan Medical School](/source/University_of_Michigan_Medical_School) in 1975 and completed his PhD in Human Genetics in 1979. ==Career== Schoomaker completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at [Duke University Medical Center](/source/Duke_University_Medical_Center) in [Durham, North Carolina](/source/Durham%2C_North_Carolina), from 1976 to 1978, followed by a fellowship in hematology at Duke University Medical Center in 1979. He is certified by the [American Board of Internal Medicine](/source/American_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](/source/Command_and_General_Staff_College), and the [U.S. Army War College](/source/U.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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Madigan_Army_Medical_Center), [Tacoma, Washington](/source/Tacoma%2C_Washington), 1992–1995; Director of Medical Education for the Office of The Surgeon General/HQ USAMEDCOM conducting a split operation between Washington, DC, and [Fort Sam Houston](/source/Fort_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) at [Fort Carson](/source/Fort_Carson), Colorado. He attended the U.S. Army War College in [Carlisle Barracks](/source/Carlisle_Barracks), Pennsylvania, from 1999 to 2000 followed by assignments as the Command Surgeon for the [U.S. Army Forces Command](/source/U.S._Army_Forces_Command) (FORSCOM) from July 2000 to March 2001, and Commander of the 30th Medical Brigade headquartered in [Heidelberg](/source/Heidelberg), 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](/source/Medical_Corps_(United_States_Army)). Prior to commanding at Fort Detrick, he was the Commanding General of the [Southeast Regional Medical Command](/source/Southeast_Regional_Medical_Command)/[Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center](/source/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_Army_Medical_Center) from June 2002 to June 2005. Schoomaker was then the commanding general of the [U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command](/source/U.S._Army_Medical_Research_and_Materiel_Command) at [Fort Detrick](/source/Fort_Detrick) until March 2007. From March until December 11, 2007, he was commander of the [North Atlantic Regional Medical Command](/source/North_Atlantic_Regional_Medical_Command) and [Walter Reed Army Medical Center](/source/Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center).{{cite web | url=https://www.army.mil/article/2089/ | title=Army Names New Walter Reed Commanding General | publisher=U.S. Army Public Affairs | date=March 2, 2007 | access-date=September 1, 2012 | author=Boyce, Paul}} From December 11, 2007, to December 5, 2011, Schoomaker served as the 42nd Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command. He currently teaches at [Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences](/source/Uniformed_Services_University_of_the_Health_Sciences). ==Legacy== Schoomaker has been honored with the [Order of Military Medical Merit](/source/Order_of_Military_Medical_Merit) and the "A" proficiency designator and holds the [Expert Field Medical Badge](/source/Expert_Field_Medical_Badge). ==Personal life== Schoomaker has three children. ==Awards and decorations== {| |100px [Expert Field Medical Badge](/source/Expert_Field_Medical_Badge) |- |75px [Army Staff Identification Badge](/source/Army_Staff_Identification_Badge) |} {| |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[Army Distinguished Service Medal](/source/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)) with [oak leaf cluster](/source/oak_leaf_cluster) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=4|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[Legion of Merit](/source/Legion_of_Merit) with four oak leaf clusters |- |{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[Meritorious Service Medal](/source/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(United_States)) with two oak leaf clusters |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[Joint Service Commendation Medal](/source/Joint_Service_Commendation_Medal) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[Army Commendation Medal](/source/Army_Commendation_Medal) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[Army Achievement Medal](/source/Army_Achievement_Medal) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[Superior Unit Award](/source/Superior_Unit_Award) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[National Defense Service Medal](/source/National_Defense_Service_Medal) with [service star](/source/service_star) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal](/source/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Humanitarian Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[Humanitarian Service Medal](/source/Humanitarian_Service_Medal) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=ResMedRib.svg|width=60}} |[Armed Forces Reserve Medal](/source/Armed_Forces_Reserve_Medal) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[Army Service Ribbon](/source/Army_Service_Ribbon) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}9px |[Overseas Service Ribbon](/source/Overseas_Service_Ribbon) with [award numeral](/source/award_numeral) 2 |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=GER Bundeswehr Honour Cross Silver ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[Bundeswehr Cross of Honor in Silver](/source/Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr) |- |60px |[Order of Military Medical Merit](/source/Order_of_Military_Medical_Merit) |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[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] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070623033051/http://www.detrick.army.mil/educationSummit/edSummit_4.pdf US Army Biography] {{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{succession box | title=Commanding General of [Walter Reed Army Medical Center](/source/Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center) | before=Lt. Gen. [Kevin C. Kiley](/source/Kevin_C._Kiley) | years=March 2, 2007 – October 2007 | after=Maj. Gen. Carla Hawley-Bowland | }} {{succession box | title=[Surgeon General of the United States Army](/source/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Army) | before=Maj. Gen. [Gale Pollack](/source/Gale_Pollack) (Acting) | years=December 11, 2007 – December 5, 2011 | after=Lt. Gen. [Patricia D. Horoho](/source/Patricia_D._Horoho) | }} {{end}} {{USGovernment|url=http://www.narmc.amedd.army.mil/staff/MG_Schoomaker.htm|agency=United States Army}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schoomaker, Eric}} Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:Military personnel from Detroit Category:American people of Dutch descent Category:United States Army generals Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit Category:Duke University alumni Category:Surgeons general of the United States Army Category:United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni Category:Recipients of the Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr Category:United States Army War College alumni Category:University of Michigan Medical School alumni Category:East Lansing High School alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Eric Schoomaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schoomaker) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schoomaker?action=history)). 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