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{{Founding Fathers
|image=Benjamin Rush.jpg
|State:=Pennsylvania
|Religion:=Christian- Presbyterian <ref>http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html</ref>
|Founding Documents:=[[Declaration of Independence]]
}}
'''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.