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A career United States Public Health Service officer, Dr. Whitney was appointed deputy surgeon general September 1 , 1992 . Since 1971 , he held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in the National Institutes Of Health . From 1989 to 1992 , he was director of the NIH National Center For Research Resources . Prior to joining PHS, Dr. Whitney was director of the U.S. Army training program in laboratory animal medicine and served a year in Vietnam ( 1970 ) as commander of a Veterinary Medical detachment. Whitney was born in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , July 17 , 1935 . He received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree from Oklahoma State University in 1959 and his master's in Pharmacology from Ohio State University in 1965 . He is a diplomate of the American College Of Laboratory Animal Medicine and served as chief veterinary officer of the Public Health Service from 1985 - 1989 . His awards include United States Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal and the Army Legion Of Merit .
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