Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal information
Award
Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal
Obverse (left) and reverse of the medal
Type
Honor award (medal and ribbon)
Awarded for
Exceedingly high levels of achievement.
Country
United States
Presented by
the United States Public Health Service
Eligibility
Members of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and members of any other Uniformed Service of the United States
Status
Currently awarded
Established
c. 1900[1]
Ribbon of PHS Distinguished Service Medal
Ribbon of medal awarded for valor
Precedence
Next (higher)
Defense Distinguished Service Medal[2]
Next (lower)
Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal
Related
Distinguished Service Medal[2]
The Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal is an honor award presented to members of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and to members of any Uniformed Services of the United States whose accomplishments or achievements are of outstanding or unique significance to the missions of the Corps. This is the highest award presented by the United States Public Health Service. It is the highest decoration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.[3]
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