Dr. Rathe received his M.D. from the University of Minnesota. He served his residency at Cheyenne Family Practice Residency, University of Wyoming. Dr. Rathe completed a Fellowship in Medical Informatics at Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Rathe is board certified in Family Medicine.

Dr. Rathe is directly involved with the Office of Medical Informatics at the University of Florida Health Science Center where he holds the title of Associate Dean for Information Technology.  He joined the University of Florida in 1990 to develop the informatics program for the College of Medicine. Under Dr. Rathe's leadership, the Office of Medical Informatics works directly with faculty to develop computer assisted instruction for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education.