Louisville Metro Government and the university will split Dr.
Schulte’s annual salary and benefits equally.
“The combination of the public health director position and
teaching at the university made the Louisville post a position that
I really wanted,” said Schulte. “Having a city where the health department and the School of Public Health and Information Sciences are working together in the real world is a unique opportunity.”
“Dr. Schulte brings an impressive array of experiences to the
position, and we look forward to collaborating with her on initiatives to tackle the health issues of our city and region as we
prepare the next generation of public health professionals,” said
Craig H. Blakely, PhD, MPH, Dean of the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences. “Dr.
Schulte has a solid mix of field work and scholarly productivity.
Her wealth of experience should serve the city well.”
Dr. Schulte supports Louisville’s syringe exchange program
that was established in June. “The idea of needle-exchange is a
harm reduction program that makes a lot of sense. It’s a good idea
that needs to continue,” she said.
Dr. Schulte’s background should serve her well in teaching the
general public, too. Before attending medical school, she was the
medical reporter for the Dallas Morning News. Dr. Schulte also
currently serves on the editorial board of Pediatrics, published by
the American Academy of Pediatrics, and is an assistant editor for
the Southern Medical Journal.
Dr. Schulte previously served as a Commissioned Officer in the
U.S. Public Health Service, assigned to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and to the National Institutes
of Health in Bethesda, Md. She retired from the CDC in 2013.
Dr. Schulte earned a medical degree from Texas College of
Osteopathic Medicine, a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from Emory University and a Bachelor of Science degree in
Health Science from Florida International University. She also
holds a Medical Editing Certificate from the University of Chicago.
Dr. Schulte replaces Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt as the director of
the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness.
Dr. Nesbitt left Louisville in late 2014 to become the public health
director of Washington D.C. Since then, the Louisville health department has been led by its medical director, Dr. Sarah Moyer.
Dr. Moyer will continue with the department as its medical director.
Dave Langdon is the director of public information for the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness. He is
the Health Department representative on the Louisville Medicine
Editorial Board.
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