Rachel K. Wolfson, MD

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  • Clinical Interests: Respiratory Failure, Sepsis
  • Research and Scholarly Interests: Medical Education, Undergraduate, Medical Students, Pediatrics, Scholarship
  • Websites: Research Network Profile
  • Contact: rkwolfso@uchicago.edu

I am interested in Medical Student education, particularly the impact of participation in Scholarly Concentration Programs on student career trajectory.

Rigorous evaluation needed to advance coaching in the biomedical workforce.
Rigorous evaluation needed to advance coaching in the biomedical workforce. Front Med (Lausanne). 2026; 13:1830734.
PMID: 42500512

Experiences shaping research career intention among Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous-identifying first-year allopathic medical students in the United States: A qualitative study.
Experiences shaping research career intention among Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous-identifying first-year allopathic medical students in the United States: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2026; 21(5):e0349227.
PMID: 42154741

Longitudinal Evaluation of Research Career Intentions Among US Medical Students.
Longitudinal Evaluation of Research Career Intentions Among US Medical Students. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 05 01; 9(5):e2611430.
PMID: 42118538

From Volume to Value: Curbing the Arms Race in Medical Student Research.
From Volume to Value: Curbing the Arms Race in Medical Student Research. J Grad Med Educ. 2025 Oct; 17(5):551-554.
PMID: 41103996

Institutional Supports for Early Career Researchers During Crises: COVID-19 Pandemic Case Study.
Institutional Supports for Early Career Researchers During Crises: COVID-19 Pandemic Case Study. J Healthc Leadersh. 2025; 17:417-430.
PMID: 40904517

Differential Professional and Personal Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Career Researchers.
Differential Professional and Personal Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Career Researchers. Acad Med. 2025 09 01; 100(9):1080-1089.
PMID: 40009823

Residency Program Directors' Views on Research Conducted During Medical School: A National Survey.
Residency Program Directors' Views on Research Conducted During Medical School: A National Survey. Acad Med. 2023 10 01; 98(10):1185-1195.
PMID: 37099328

The Physician-Investigator Workforce: Looking Ahead.
The Physician-Investigator Workforce: Looking Ahead. Acad Med. 2021 04 01; 96(4):486-489.
PMID: 33496430

The physician-scientist pipeline: return on investment.
The physician-scientist pipeline: return on investment. Med Educ. 2018 05; 52(5):466-468.
PMID: 29672942

The Impact of a Scholarly Concentration Program on Student Interest in Career-Long Research: A Longitudinal Study.
The Impact of a Scholarly Concentration Program on Student Interest in Career-Long Research: A Longitudinal Study. Acad Med. 2017 08; 92(8):1196-1203.
PMID: 28746139

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