Policy Seminar with Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD
Open to Penn Affiliates
Please note: This is an in-person only event. Virtual access will not be provided to registrants who are unable to be on campus.
Supported by the Charles C. Leighton, MD Memorial Lecture Fund.
Speaker
Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD
Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD serves as the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She fights every day to improve the health and well-being of all Americans. She is working to help our nation overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and build a stronger foundation for a healthier future – one in which every American can attain their full health potential. Admiral Levine’s storied career began first as a physician in academic medicine focused on the intersection between mental and physical health, treating children, adolescents, and young adults. Then as Pennsylvania’s Physician General and later as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health, she addressed COVID-19, the opioid crisis, behavioral health and other public health challenges. Admiral Levine graduated from Harvard College and Tulane University School of Medicine.