Dr. Rima Semiarty graduated in 1989 and first worked in Health Centre in Padang. Afterwhile, she worked at the Public Health Faculty of the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, for Hospital Administration Master Degree. After working there for several years, she moved to Andalas Medical Faculty as a Lecturer in Public Health Department/Community Medicine. Dr. Rima Semiarty obtained her Doctoral Degree in Public Health at Andalas Medical Faculty graduates in 2016.