To better your understanding of non-clinical career options and/or facilitate your physician career change, today we introduce you to Joyce Johnson, DO, MBA. Dr. Johnson is Vice President, Health Sciences and the Chief Medical Officer in Battelle’s Health and Life Sciences Global Business (HLSGB) located in Arlington, VA.
Dr. Johnson joined Battelle in December 2003 upon her retirement from the U.S. Public Health Service (Rear Admiral, Upper Half). She had been assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, and functioned as the Coast Guard’s surgeon general. Her other government assignments included senior scientific and management positions with the Food and Drug Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. She has held clinical positions at the National Institute of Mental Health and the Veterans Administration. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, she was an Epidemiologic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer and staff epidemiologist in the Center for Infectious Disease.
Dr. Johnson is a physician board certified in three specialties – Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology and Psychiatry. In addition to her medical degree, she earned a master’s degree in Hospital and Health Administration, and has been conferred five honorary doctoral degrees. She is a Certified Addiction Specialist and Certified Food Service Executive. She also writes several regular medical and nutrition columns.
