Adm. Rachel Levine visits Dallas
Admiral Rachel Levine with Dr. John Carlo, CEO of Prism Health Assistant Secretary of Health dropped by Resource Center and Prism Health DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com Resource Center CEO Cece Cox called Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine an “uplifter,” saying that “she inspires people.” Prism Health CEO John Carlo said, “I was honored to be able to observe the emotional connection” Levine made with the staff, adding that it was important for his team to meet with someone so prominent who understands the work they do.
Adm. Rachel Levine is the first transgender person to have to get Senate approval for appointment to her position. She is an admiral in the U.S.
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and is the first openly transgender four-star officer in any of the eight uniformed services.
Trained as a pediatrician, Levine has been a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at Penn State College of Medicine. She served as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health before being appointed to her cabinet position in the Biden administration.
