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Levine is originally from Boston, Massachusetts.<ref name=LancasterOnline/> She was previously married and has 2 children. She made the decision to [[transitioning (transgender)|transition]] in 2011. Levine and her wife divorced in 2013 but remain "good friends". When she transitioned, she chose the name Rachel |
Levine is originally from Boston, Massachusetts.<ref name=LancasterOnline/> She was previously married and has 2 children. She made the decision to [[transitioning (transgender)|transition]] in 2011. Levine and her wife divorced in 2013 but remain "good friends". When she transitioned, she chose the name Rachel for its similarity to her birth name, Richard; she later learned that her parents had planned to name her Rachel, had she been born female.<ref name=WP/> |
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Levine is an avid fan of the [[New England Patriots]].<ref name=WP/> |
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Rachel Levine | |
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| Secretary of Pennsylvania Department of Health | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Tom Wolf |
| Governor | Tom Wolf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Tulane University |
Rachel L. Levine (born 1957)[1] is an American leading pediatrics, physician who is currently the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health. She also serves as Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine. She was previously Pennsylvania's Physician General. She is one of only a handful of openly transgender government officials in the United States.[2]
Education
Levine graduated from Harvard College and the Tulane University School of Medicine and completed a residency in pediatrics and fellowship in adolescent medicine at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Career
Mount Sinai Hospital
Levine had a fellowship at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital from 1988 to 1993[3] where she trained in pediatrics[4].
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
After moving from Manhattan to central Pennsylvania in 1993,[3] she joined the staff at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. She had, by 2014, become a "top doctor"[2] at the facility. During her tenure there, she had created Penn State Hershey Medical Center's adolescent medicine division, and eating disorders clinic. She was in charge of the latter when she was nominated for the position of Pennsylvania Physician General in 2015.[3]
Physician General
In 2015, Levine was nominated by Governor-elect Tom Wolf to be Pennsylvania's Physician General.[2] She served in this post until 2017.
Secretary of Health
In July 2017 Governor Wolf appointed Levine as Secretary of Health.[5] She was unanimously confirmed[2] by the state's Republican-controlled legislature.
Opioid epidemic
Levine signed an order that allowed law enforcement officers to carry the anti-overdose medication naloxone. She has credited the drug with saving the lives almost 1,000 opioid users who had overdosed.[2]
2020 coronavirus pandemic
Levine has been praised for her proactive approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] As the state secretary of health, she leads the public health response on COVID-19 in Pennsylvania [1]. She works closely on a daily basis with the FEMA director and leads a daily press briefing.
On March 21 Levine said during a press conference "A state-wide shelter in place was not out of the question."[5].
Advocacy
Levine has served as a board member of Equality Pennsylvania, an LGBT rights organization.[2]
Personal life
Levine is originally from Boston, Massachusetts.[3] She was previously married and has 2 children. She made the decision to transition in 2011. Levine and her wife divorced in 2013 but remain "good friends". When she transitioned, she chose the name Rachel for its similarity to her birth name, Richard; she later learned that her parents had planned to name her Rachel, had she been born female.[2]
Levine is an avid fan of the New England Patriots.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Wenner, David (2015-03-20). "Transgender physician general Dr. Rachel Levine addresses conference, reaches out to transgender youth". pennlive. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Zezima, Katie (June 1, 2016). "Meet Rachel Levine, one of the very few transgender public officials in America". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Choi-Schagrin, Winston (March 20, 2020). "A 2018 Q&A with Dr. Rachel Levine, now leading state's coronavirus response [from The Caucus archives]". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Meet the Transgender Doctor Leading Pennsylvania's COVID-19 Response". www.advocate.com. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ a b "Who is Rachel Levine? Pa. health secretary offers calm, reassurance amid pandemic". PA Post. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Who is Rachel Levine? Pa. health secretary offers calm, reassurance amid pandemic". Pennlive.com. March 18, 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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