Regina Benjamin new U.S. surgeon general | Fox10tv.com

Regina Benjamin new U.S. surgeon general | Fox10tv.com: "WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the U.S. surgeon general, elevating a well-known Alabama family physician to be the nation's top doctor.

Benjamin, 53, was approved by voice vote. She was the first black woman to head a state medical society, received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights and just last fall received a MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant.'"