The President of the United States, informally known as POTUS, is the “elected head of state and head of government of the United States” (President of the United States) and is in charge of the executive branch of the Federal Government, in addition to the Commander in Chief of the U.S Armed Forces. The President is one of the most powerful political and world leaders in the world, but despite this, is also human. Because the President is only human, he or she requires medical treatment just like anyone else would, but due to his or her extensive political responsibilities, their medical treatment is important and dependent upon how well the president is able to run the free world. In order to protect the President at all times, there
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The Physician is typically chosen by the President, as well as the White House Medical Unit. The White House Medical Unit (WHMU) is a unit of the White House Military Office, with responsibilities ranging from medical care to the President, the Vice President, both of their families, and other esteemed guests of the White House, all of which is free of charge (The Doctor’s World…). The WHMU is run by a director, who is typically also the personal physician to the President. The Director must inform the President’s Cabinet of the President’s ability to make informed decisions regarding the safety of the U.S., under the twenty-fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution (The Doctor’s World…). The staff of this unit includes active-duty military officer because “most civilians would find closing then reopening their private practices difficult” (Physician to the …show more content…
Although important and necessary, the position has been described as not being too glamorous. Ronald Reagan's first physician in the White House, Daniel Ruge, resigned after the president's first term and called his job "vastly overrated, boring and not medically challenging." Ruge often “waited alone in his office wearing a tuxedo” during various important events in case of emergency. But, one advantage to the position according to Ruge is that "president's physician can ask for anything, and he will get it. No doctor will refuse a request to consult” (Physician to the
The Physician is typically chosen by the President, as well as the White House Medical Unit. The White House Medical Unit (WHMU) is a unit of the White House Military Office, with responsibilities ranging from medical care to the President, the Vice President, both of their families, and other esteemed guests of the White House, all of which is free of charge (The Doctor’s World…). The WHMU is run by a director, who is typically also the personal physician to the President. The Director must inform the President’s Cabinet of the President’s ability to make informed decisions regarding the safety of the U.S., under the twenty-fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution (The Doctor’s World…). The staff of this unit includes active-duty military officer because “most civilians would find closing then reopening their private practices difficult” (Physician to the …show more content…
Although important and necessary, the position has been described as not being too glamorous. Ronald Reagan's first physician in the White House, Daniel Ruge, resigned after the president's first term and called his job "vastly overrated, boring and not medically challenging." Ruge often “waited alone in his office wearing a tuxedo” during various important events in case of emergency. But, one advantage to the position according to Ruge is that "president's physician can ask for anything, and he will get it. No doctor will refuse a request to consult” (Physician to the