Background
Schoomaker, Eric B. was born on September 15, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Schoomaker, Eric B. was born on September 15, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
In 1970 he graduated from the University of Michigan in 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 in 1975 and completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Human Genetics in 1979. Schoomaker completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, from 1976 to 1978, followed by a fellowship in hematology at Duke University Medical Center in 1979.
He previously served as Commanding General, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He assumed the post of United States. Army Surgeon General on December 11, 2007. He attend East Lansing High School.
He is certified by the 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, and the United States. 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, 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, Landstuhl, Germany, 1990–1992. Chief and Program Director, Department of Medicine and Director of Primary Care, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, 1992–1995. Director of Medical Education for the Office of The Surgeon General/Headquarters USAMEDCOM conducting a split operation between Washington, District of Columbia, and Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1995–1997.
And Director of Clinical Operations at the Headquarters USAMEDCOM, February to July 1997.
From July 1997 to July 1999, he commanded the United States of America MEDDAC (Evans Army Community Hospital) at Fort Carson, Colorado. He attended the United States. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, from 1999 to 2000 followed by assignments as the Command Surgeon for the United States. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) from July 2000 to March 2001, and Commander of the 30th Medical Brigade headquartered in 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. Schoomaker was then the commanding general of the United States. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick until March 2007.
From March until December 11, 2007, he was commander of the North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Schoomaker has been honored with the Order of Military Medical Merit and the "A" proficiency designator and holds the Expert Field Medical Badge.
Married; 3 children.