Raimondo names Alexander-Scott as state health director

DR. NICOLE ALEXANDER-SCOTT, left, is pictured with Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, right. Raimondo has nominated Alexander-Scott to be Rhode Island's next director of health. / COURTESY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
DR. NICOLE ALEXANDER-SCOTT, left, is pictured with Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, right. Raimondo has nominated Alexander-Scott to be Rhode Island's next director of health. / COURTESY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo plans to nominate Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott as the next director of the state Department of Health.
Raimondo will submit Alexander-Scott’s name for consideration to the State Senate for confirmation.
Alexander-Scott will succeed Dr. Michael Fine, who announced his resignation last week. She will start working in her new role on April 1.
Fine called Alexander-Scott “the best of the best” and said Raimondo made an excellent choice for the position.
Alexander-Scott, of Providence, said that her passion is advancing public health across all ages, economic backgrounds and communities.
“I am committed to helping to ensure all Rhode Islanders receive the kind of care they deserve,” she said.
In a statement, Raimondo said, “If we are going to create a place where people want to live and work, and where businesses want to create jobs, we must have a healthy workforce and access to high-quality, low-cost care. I want to thank Dr. Alexander-Scott for her commitment to serving our state as part of our health and human services team.”
Alexander-Scott is board certified in pediatrics, internal medicine, pediatric infectious diseases and adult infectious diseases. She is assistant professor of pediatrics and medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, serving in the divisions of pediatric and adult infectious diseases at affiliated hospitals in Rhode Island.
She also serves as a consultant medical director for the Office of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs and TB at the state Department of Health in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology.
“Dr. Alexander-Scott brings tremendous experience from her work at Rhode Island Hospital, the Department of Health, and Brown University,” state Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Elizabeth H. Roberts said. “She was a tremendous asset to our state during the recent meningitis outbreak at Providence College and will be a great addition to our team as we work to provide all Rhode Islanders with access to the information and care they need to be healthy.”
Alexander-Scott received her bachelor of science degree from Cornell University and her doctor of medicine degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University at Syracuse. She also holds a master of public health degree from Brown University.

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