Background
Arthur, Donald C. was born on January 4, 1950 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States.
Arthur, Donald C. was born on January 4, 1950 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States.
Doctor of Medicine, College Medince & Dentistry New Jersey, 1978.
He entered the Navy in 1974, qualified as both a Naval Flight Surgeon and a Submarine Medical Officer, and eventually served as the 35th Surgeon General of the United States Navy (2004–2007). Arthur"s work on the Defense Health Board Task Force on Mental Health reflected his advocacy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in service members and combat veterans. He addressed the stigma of mental health in the military and made efforts to alleviate lieutenant
Arthur was an advocate for service members who incurred and suffered with Traumatic Brain Injury.
Arthur was also an advocate for gay service members in the military. In 2005, author and activist B.G. Burkett urged then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen to investigate Arthur, claiming that some of his education credentials were inappropriate, because they had been obtained from unaccredited institutions, and that they had influenced his promotions within the Navy.
In turn, Arthur claimed that he had been misinformed about the institution"s accreditation, and that an internal investigation by the Navy had cleared him of any wrongdoing. Arthur joined the TriWest Health care Alliances Executive Advisory Board in 2008.
Fellow: Aerospace Medical Association (past president), American College Healthcare Executives (Federal Excellence in Healthcare Leadership award 2002). Member: Alpha Omega Alpha.