03/03/2025
I know she's a General but makes me want to stand on a desk and recite O Captain My Captain. Fair winds and following seas to a fellow family doctor and USUHS grad.
"On Friday, LTG Telita Crosland the director of the Defense Health Agency, had her rapid retirement announced with no warning and no explanation. LTG Crosland's reputation across the organization is remarkable, all are surprised and many are devastated hearing this news.
Crosland entered the Army as a Medical Corps Officer in 1993. She is Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and a recipient of The Surgeon General's “A” proficiency designator. Crosland has served in a variety of leadership positions including: Officer in Charge, Camp Walker Health Clinic, South Korea; Officer in Charge, Bennett Health Clinic, Fort Hood, Texas; Associate Program Director, Department of Family Medicine, Fort Lewis, Washington; Chief, Soldier Care, Fort Lewis, Washington; Deputy Chief, Department of Family Medicine, Fort Lewis, Washington; Commander, U.S. Army Health Clinic, Grafenwoehr, Germany; Senior Medical Officer, Office of The Surgeon General, Falls Church, Virginia; Commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, Heidelberg, Germany; Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany; Medical Corps Branch Chief, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), Falls Church, Virginia; Commanding General, Regional Health Command-Atlantic, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She most recently served as the Army Deputy Surgeon General and Deputy Commanding General (Operations) of MEDCOM. Her awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters; Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Staff Badge and the Parachutist’s Badge. She is also a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit.
At an early age, Crosland knew she wanted to become a doctor. “I always wanted to be a physician, since I was about five years old.”
Her parents and family instilled in her a trio of values she has carried throughout her journey: expectations, accountability, and unconditional love. “You take those expectations, accountability, and unconditional love, and you apply that to who you are as an adult and as a leader,” Crosland said
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"Do your best at what is at hand. Value how you do it with the people around you, make it a positive experience.”
