Tracie C. Collins Explained

Tracie Collins
Discipline:	Medicine Public health
Education:	University of Central Oklahoma (BS) University of Oklahoma (MD) Harvard University (MPH) Dartmouth College (MHCDS)
Workplaces:	University of Oklahoma Harvard Medical School Baylor College of Medicine University of Minnesota University of Kansas University of New Mexico
Module:	Embed: yes Office: Secretary of Health of New Mexico Term Start: December 2020 Governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham Predecessor: Kathy Kunkel

Tracie C. Collins is an American academic, physician, and government official serving as the Secretary of Health of New Mexico. Prior to her confirmation by the New Mexico Senate on February 19, 2021, Collins was the dean of the University of New Mexico College of Population Health.^[1]

Education

Collins earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Central Oklahoma, a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, a Master of Public Health from Harvard University, and a Master of Health Care Delivery Science from Dartmouth College.^{[2] [3]}

Career

Collins completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Oklahoma and two fellowships at Harvard Medical School. Collins worked on the faculty of the Baylor College of Medicine before becoming an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School. From 2011 to 2019, Collins was a professor and department chair of the University of Kansas School of Medicine. In 2019, she became dean of the University of New Mexico College of Population Health.^[4] On November 11, 2020, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham selected Collins as the Secretary of Health of New Mexico.^{[5] [6]} She was confirmed by the New Mexico Senate on February 19, 2021.^{[7] [8]}

References

1. Web site: State Senate Rules Committee Confirms Dr. Tracie Collins As NMDOH Cabinet Secretary. 2021-02-20. ladailypost.com.
2. Web site: Tracie Collins, MD, MPH, MHCDS. 2021-02-20. Dartmouth College. en.
3. Web site: Haederle. Michael. Dr. Tracie Collins Named N.M. Health Secretary. November 11, 2020. 2021-02-20. hsc.unm.edu. en.
4. Web site: Tracie C. Collins, MD, MPH, MHCDS. 2021-02-20. hsc.unm.edu.
5. Web site: Gerstein. Michael. Lujan Grisham appoints UNM dean as health secretary. 2021-02-20. Santa Fe New Mexican. 11 November 2020 . en.
6. Web site: 2020-11-11. New Mexico appoints leader to health agency amid virus surge. 2021-02-20. AP NEWS.
7. Web site: Governor appoints decorated educator, researcher, clinical scientist and doctor as new state secretary of health Office of the Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham. 11 November 2020 . 2021-02-20. en-US.
8. Web site: Q & A: Health Secretary Designate Dr. Tracie C. Collins. 2021-02-20. Santa Fe Reporter. 21 December 2020 . en-US.