Nicole Alexander-Scott

Nicole Alexander-Scott is an American infectious disease specialist currently serving as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health. She is the first African-American to serve in the role, having been appointed in April 2015.[1]

Nicole Alexander-Scott
Education

Education

Nicole Alexander-Scott grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City.[2]

Alexander-Scott attended Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology, graduating with a B.Sc. in Human Development and Family Studies in 1997.

She earned her M.D. from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 2001 and completed her residency at Stony Brook University Hospital, in Stony Brook, New York.

In 2005, she moved to Rhode Island to complete an infectious disease fellowship at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. In 2011, she earned a Masters of Public Health degree from the Brown University School of Public Health.[3]

Career

Alexander-Scott served as a consultant to the Rhode Island Department of Health during the 2009 swine flu pandemic. She was appointed Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health on April 16, 2015, succeeding Dr. Michael Fine.[4]

From 2018 to 2019, she served as president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.[5]

Alexander-Scott has played an active role in the Rhode Island Department of Health's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Rhode Island.[4] In December 2020, she tested positive for COVID-19.[6]

References
  1. Staff, Edward Fitzpatrick Globe; April 10, Updated; 2020; Comments, 9:47 a m Email to a Friend Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPrint this Article View. "Rhode Island's top doctor steps up to the podium amid the epidemic - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Salit, Richard. "R.I.'s new health director passionate about making a difference". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  3. Miller, G. Wayne. "Front and center: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  4. "How Alexander-Scott emerged as a rock star in RI state government". The Public's Radio. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  5. "About Us: Department of Health". health.ri.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  6. "Dr. Alexander-Scott tests positive for COVID-19; Raimondo negative and in quarantine". WPRI.com. 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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