Rachel Osborn, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital Medicine)Cards
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2026
Reconsidering Pediatric Critical Care Sequencing: A Qualitative Exploration of Postgraduate Year 1 PICU Rotations Among Senior Pediatric Residents.
Johnson R, Flodman K, Lichak B, Benoit L, Asnes A, Osborn R, Watson C, Kuo K, Murtha T, Brigham E, Jain P, Carney S, Gielissen K. Reconsidering Pediatric Critical Care Sequencing: A Qualitative Exploration of Postgraduate Year 1 PICU Rotations Among Senior Pediatric Residents. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2026 PMID: 41711500, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSenior pediatric residentsPediatric residentsPostgraduate yearMulti-institutional qualitative studyQualitative explorationTrainee skill developmentSelf-perceived impactPediatric residency programsEvidence-based recommendationsSelf-perceived competenceSemi-structured interviewsPsychological safetyConstant comparisonEnvironment of inclusionPatient carePGY2 yearQualitative studyResident levelPurposive samplingResidency programsPGY1PGY2Team dynamicsResidentsSkill development
2025
An Organizational Psychology Approach to Understanding Overuse in Pediatric Hospital Medicine.
Yankova L, Sachdev M, Butala N, Allotta A, Osborn R, Berg D, Loyal J. An Organizational Psychology Approach to Understanding Overuse in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Hospital Pediatrics 2025, 15: 676-685. PMID: 40602792, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2025-008340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric hospitalistsPediatric hospital medicineErrors of omissionHigh-value careLevels of analysis frameworkOrganizational psychologistsIntergroup levelComplex group dynamicsGrounded-theory methodologyPsychological frameworkPsychological approachThematic saturationHospital medicineQualitative studyMedication overuseStudy participantsInterpersonal levelGroup levelSystemic factorsOveruseEmotional harmHospitalistsThemesGroup dynamicsIndividual levelThe Effect of a Brief Medical Huddle on Patient and Family Experience During Rounds.
Osborn R, Boolchandani H, Bennett A, Beagan R, Yankova L, Butala N, Collette H. The Effect of a Brief Medical Huddle on Patient and Family Experience During Rounds. Hospital Pediatrics 2025, 15: 318-324. PMID: 40068809, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2024-007998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient- and family-centered roundsPre-intervention periodPostintervention periodFamily experiencesFamily satisfactionFamily-centered rounds encounterFamily-centered roundsGeneral inpatient settingQuasi-experimental designPrimary outcome measureRounding encountersLikert scale surveyInpatient settingPostinterventionRound timeMean scoreOutcome measuresPrimary outcomeTeam membersParental interestHuddlingScale surveyHospitalized childrenDoctorsSatisfaction1105: RESIDENT PERCEPTIONS OF PGY-1 PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE ROTATIONS
Johnson R, Flodman K, Lichak B, Benoit L, Gielissen K, Osborn R, Watson C, Murtha T, Kuo K, Brigham E, Jain P, Carney S, Asnes A. 1105: RESIDENT PERCEPTIONS OF PGY-1 PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE ROTATIONS. Critical Care Medicine 2025, 53 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0001103084.62877.ff.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Comparisons of management approaches in neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: The eat, sleep, console approach vs. the Finnegan approach
Johnson K, Berkwitt A, Yankova L, Osborn R. Comparisons of management approaches in neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: The eat, sleep, console approach vs. the Finnegan approach. Seminars In Perinatology 2024, 49: 152021. PMID: 39736490, DOI: 10.1016/j.semperi.2024.152021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Identifying Gender and Racial Bias in Pediatric Fellowship Letters of Recommendation: Do Word Choices Influence Interview Decisions?
Boolchandani H, Chen L, Elder R, Osborn R, Phatak U, Puthenpura V, Sheares B, Tiyyagura G, Amster L, Lee S, Langhan M. Identifying Gender and Racial Bias in Pediatric Fellowship Letters of Recommendation: Do Word Choices Influence Interview Decisions? The Journal Of Pediatrics 2023, 265: 113843. PMID: 37995931, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWords Used in Letters of Recommendation for Pediatric Residency Applicants: Demographic Differences and Impact on Interviews
Boolchandani H, Osborn R, Tiyyagura G, Sheares B, Chen L, Phatak U, Puthenpura V, Elder R, Lee S, Amster L, Langhan M. Words Used in Letters of Recommendation for Pediatric Residency Applicants: Demographic Differences and Impact on Interviews. Academic Pediatrics 2023, 23: 1614-1619. PMID: 36889506, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLetters of recommendationLetter writersCommunal termsNatural language processing applicationsLanguage processing applicationsApplicant genderInterview statusCommunal wordsWritersLanguageAgentic termsWordsGenderLetterSenior academic ranksRaceTextAgenciesEquitable approachResidency candidatesWomenSignificant associationEthnicitySignificant differencesInterviews
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Rachel Osborn, MD, is a pediatrician who specializes in pediatric hospital medicine. She is dedicated to caring for children in hospital settings, providing comprehensive treatment and support for acute medical conditions, combining medical expertise with compassionate care to manage various illnesses in young patients.
As an associate professor of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine, she researches effective teaching strategies for clinical reasoning and enhancing learning in clinical environments. She is also passionate about effective communication with pediatric patients and their families.
Dr. Osborn earned her medical degree from Rush Medical College, followed by further specialization in pediatrics and internal medicine, and maintains her board certification in both. She is also a board-certified pediatric hospital medicine physician.
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- March 21, 2025
Match Day 2025: Yale Internal Medicine Welcomes Incoming Residents
- October 21, 2024
Pediatric Residency at Yale: What Medical Students Should Know
- June 10, 2024
2023-24 Department of Pediatrics Faculty Awards
- March 15, 2024
Announcing the New Residents in the Internal Medicine Combined Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program!
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