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Ronny Jackson Picked by Trump to Lead the VA

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News

President Trump gave Dr. Ronny Jackson a clean bill of health in March – to run the Department of Veterans Affairs.

A Navy rear admiral, Jackson is the president’s personal physician who rose to prominence after he addressed the press from the White House briefing room in January to discuss Trump’s health. While Jackson said the president needs to lose some weight, he said the physical exam he conducted showed overall that Trump was in good physical and mental health.

Trump fired Secretary David Shulkin on March 28, and Robert Wilkie is serving as interim secretary until Jackson is confirmed.

From Texas, Jackson, 50, graduated from Texas A&M University in 1991 with a degree in marine biology, according to his Navy biography. He graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch with his medical degree in 1995.

That same year, Jackson joined the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center – located just outside Chesapeake, Virginia – which kicked off his active duty military career. It was there that he finished an internship in transitional medicine.

Later, he would return to the naval center to complete his residency in emergency medicine, graduating at the top of his class in 2004.

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