Audrey F. Manley
Audrey Manley | |
|---|---|
| Surgeon General of the United States | |
Acting | |
| In office January 1, 1995 – June 30, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Joycelyn Elders |
| Succeeded by | J. Jarrett Clinton (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Audrey Forbes Manley March 25, 1934 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Spelman College (BS) Meharry Medical College (MD) Johns Hopkins University (MPH) |
Audrey Forbes Manley (born March 25, 1934) is an American pediatrician and public health administrator. Manley was the first African-American woman appointed as chief resident at Cook County Children's Hospital in Chicago (1962), as well as the first to achieve the rank of Assistant Surgeon General (Rear Admiral) in 1988. She later served as the eighth president of Spelman College.