In a joint event sponsored by the Coalition of Pre-Health Students (CPHS), Rainbow Alliance and the School of Public Health, Rachel Levine will discuss her experience as a transgender public official, as well as her work on the opioid crisis.
Levine is currently the Acting Secretary of Health and Physician General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine.
As Physician General, she has made significant strides combating the opioid epidemic and advocating on behalf of the LGBTQ population. She spearheaded the efforts to establish opioid prescribing guidelines and established opioid prescribing education for medical students.
She has also led an LGBTQ workgroup for the governor’s office which has worked to create programs and processes that are fair and inclusive in healthcare, insurance and many other areas.
Recently, Dr. Levine was recognized as one of NBC’s Pride 30, a national list of 30 people who are both members of and making a difference in the lives of the LGBTQ community.
Location and Address
Graduate School of Public Health
G23 Parran Hall