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[[File:Benjamin Rush.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dr. Benjamin Rush; painting by Charles Wilson Peale]]
'''Benjamin Rush''' (1745-1813) was a colonial physician known as the "Father of American Medicine." He signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He served as the Surgeon General of the [[Continental Army]], and he opened the first free medical clinic at the Pennsylvania Hospital.
'''Benjamin Rush''' (1745-1813) was a colonial physician known as the "Father of American Medicine." He signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He served as the Surgeon General of the [[Continental Army]], and he opened the first free medical clinic at the Pennsylvania Hospital.