Assistant Secretary for Health's Exceptional Service Medal

The Assistant Secretary for Health’s Exceptional Service Medal is an award of the US Public Health Service. Administered by the Assistant Secretary for Health, the medal is awarded at the sole discretion of the Assistant Secretary for Health.

Assistant Secretary for Health Exceptional Service Medal
Assistant Secretary for Health Exceptional Service Medal
Type	Medal and ribbon
Awarded for	The highest level of contribution to initiatives of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
Presented by	the Assistant Secretary for Health
Eligibility	Members of the Uniformed Services of the United States
Status	Current
Ribbon of the Assistant Secretary for Health’s Exceptional Service Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)	Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medal[1]
Next (lower)	Surgeon General's Medallion[1]

Criteria

The Assistant Secretary for Health's Exceptional Service Medal is awarded at the sole discretion of an Assistant Secretary of Health who serves as a member of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps to a member of any Uniformed Services of the United States. This award is administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.^[2] As the award is bestowed at the discretion of an Assistant Secretary of Health who serves in uniform, there is no nomination procedure.