Rachel Ann O'Brian

Duke University School of Medicine . Pediatric Simulation Curriculum · 2021 Curriculum Innovations Duke University Hospital, Duke University Medical Center. Durham, NC.

Dr. O'Brian is part of a team that developed a 3-year curriculum for pediatric residents focusing on teamwork and the medical resuscitation of pediatric patients.

Duke SOM Admissions Committee, applicant screener (School) · 2021 Committee Service Duke University Hospital,

Task Force for Pediatric Simulation – Leader (School) · 2021 Committee Service Duke University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics

Duke University School of Medicine . Pediatric Sports Medicine Elective · 2016 - 2017 Curriculum Innovations Duke University Medical Center. Durham, NC.

In conjunction with a pediatric orthopedist, Dr. O'Brian developed a 4-week curriculum for the pediatric residents on this new elective.

Academic & Administrative Activities

Education management/ Leadership

Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Education. Duke University Medical Center. 2022 – present

Development of assessment tools and methods

BASIC QI project: Together with pediatric ID and hospital medicine, we developed an evidence-based protocol for the evaluation and treatment of pediatric UTIs, SSTIs, and pneumonia. Duke University Medical Center. 2020-2022

Special Training

Teaching for Equity Fellowship: The Teaching for Equity Fellowship (TFEF) is a year-long series of workshops that give faculty tools to better engage all students in our classrooms and learning spaces. The workshops are specifically designed to address a number of teaching and mentoring topics that arise around race and identity. Faculty fellows gain specific skills and strategies to create a culture that improves learning for all students. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. September 2021 – April 2022