Rear Admiral Maura Dollymore
Director of Health, Safety & Work-life
United States Coast Guard
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Maura K. Dollymore was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral (upper half) in November 2011 and concurrently named as an Assistant US Surgeon General. Rear Admiral Dollymore is the Coast Guard's Surgeon General and Chief Safety Officer, serving as the Director of Health, Safety and Work-Life.
She is responsible for the Coast Guard's health care system of 42 clinics and 150 sick bays, as well as, operational and off-duty mishap prevention, response and investigation. She oversees the Coast Guard's child care programs and food services delivery programs, ashore and afloat, and the Coast Guard's Ombudsman, Substance Abuse, Health Promotion and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response programs.
RADM Dollymore is board certified in Internal Medicine. She received her Doctorate of Medicine degree from the University of Maryland in 1981. Her Internal Medicine training was done at the University of Maryland and the Loch Raven VA Hospital and completed in 1984.
RADM Dollymore entered the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) in 1984 as a National Health Service Corps Scholar. She served for three years in McDowell County in Southern West Virginia helping to open a rural hospital in an isolated mining community, where she provided primary care to include obstetrics.
After completing her assignment in 1987, Dr. Dollymore became the medical director of the Shenandoah Community Health Center in the Eastern Panhandle of West VA. Her eight years of medical practice was dedicated to direct patient care to underserved populations. As the local hospital's Dept. of Medicine Chair and President of the Medical Staff, she was responsible for program development and services to the local community.
In addition, she volunteered for two short tours with the PHS as a reservist in 1989 with the Indian Health Service and in 1992 at the USCG clinic in Kodiak, Alaska.
In 1995 Dr. Dollymore returned to active duty with the PHS and USCG as a medical officer and then the Chief of Health Services at the USCG Training Center, Cape May.
In 2002 she was reassigned to serve as Chief, Health Services at the Coast Guard Academy.
In 2005 RADM Dollymore assumed the duties as Chief, Health and Safety, Maintenance and Logistics Command, Atlantic. She was a key partner in the modernization of health, safety and work-life services and the stand-up of the Health Safety and Work-life Support Activity.
RADM Dollymore served as the senior clinician in the field, Health Safety and Work-life Support Activity, Chief of the Clinical staff from 2008 until 2009. She served as Chief, Office of Health and Safety (CG-112) from 2009 until November 2011.
Rear Admiral Dollymore is a three time recipient of the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal.
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