Dr. Rappe received her undergraduate degree from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and went on to receive her master’s degrees from Texas State University and Texas A&M University. She earned her medical degree at the Uniformed Services
University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, where she currently serves as faculty.
She completed her Family Medicine residency at Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital in California and served an additional 12 years in the U.S. Navy. During that time, Dr. Rappe held multiple leadership roles, including chair of Family Medicine, branch head
of Primary Care clinics, chair of Credentialing and assistant director of Medical Services while working at multiple locations in California and Japan.