Background
Blanck, Ronald Ray was born on October 8, 1941 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harvey Ray and Mildred Catherine (Smith) Blanck.
academic administrator internist military officer
Blanck, Ronald Ray was born on October 8, 1941 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harvey Ray and Mildred Catherine (Smith) Blanck.
Bachelor of Science, Juniata College, 1963. Doctor of Osteopathy, Philadelphia College Osteopathic Medicine, 1967. Doctor of Science in Osteopathy (honorary), New England College Osteopathic Medicine, 1982.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Philadelphia College Osteopathic Medicine, 1991.
Intern, Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital, 1967-1968;
resident in internal medicine, Walter Reed Army General Medical Center, 1970-1973;
commissioned captain, United States Army, 1968;
advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, United States Army, 1996;
general medical officer, United States Army, Vietnam, 1968-1969;
general medical officer, United States Army, Fort Myer, Virginia, 1969-1970;
assistant chief general medical service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1973-1974;
assistant chief department medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1974-1976;
assistant dean student affairs School Medicine, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome U., Bethesda, Maryland., 1976-1979;
chief department medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, 1979-1982;
chief medical corps career activities office, Army Medical Department Pers. Support Act, Washington, 1982-1985;
commander, United States Army Hospital, Berlin, 1986-1988;
commander, Army Regional Medical Center, Frankfurt, Germany, 1988-1990;
director professor services, chief medical corps affairs, Office of Surgeon General, Fall Church, Virginia, 1990-1992;
commander, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1992-1996;
surgeon general, commander MECOM, United States Army, Falls Church, Virginia, since 1996. Assistant professor clinical medicine Georgetown University, Washington, 1972-1978.
Clinical instructor medicine Howard U., Washington, 1975-1977. Associate professor medicineUSUHS, Bethesda, since 1976. Clinical associate professor medicine University Texas, San Antonio, 1979-1980, clinical professor medicine, 1980-1982.
USUAS Bethesda, Maryland. Distinguished Professor Military Medicine, since 1998.
Trustee Association Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Boca Raton, Florida, 1992, United States Soldier's and Airmen's Home, Washington, 1992. Advisor bd.regents Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome U. Health Sciences, Bethesda, 1992. Board directors National Medical Veterans Society, Chicago, 1993.
Fellow American College Physicians (governor). Member American Medical Association (alternate delegate), American Academy Physician Executives, American Osteopathic Association, Association Military Surgeons United States (John Shaw Billings award 1976), Berlin International Medical Society, Association Military Osteo.Physicians and Surgeons, Society Medical Cons. Armed Forces (associate).
Married Donna Rae Ault, September 17, 1971. Children: Jennifer, Susan.