Rachel Bensman.

Rachel S. Bensman, MD, MPH

  • Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine
  • Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Global Health Pathway
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

MD: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2011.

Global Health Certificate: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2019.

Masters Degree in Public Health: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2020.

Residency: Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2015.

Chief Resident: Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2016.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Global Health, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2020.

Board Certification: Internal Medicine (2015), Pediatrics (2016), Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2021.

Certificate in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018.

Interests

Emergency care in low resource settings; global health; sustainable partnerships; educational capacity-building; point-of-care ultrasound; interdisciplinary teamwork

Services and Specialties

Emergency Medicine

Interests

Sepsis; resuscitation; health disparities; implementation science; quality improvement; medical education

Research Areas

Global Health

Additional Languages

French

Publications

Improving the Evidence-based Care of Febrile Neonates: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Yu, L; Bensman, RS; Hariharan, SL; McAneney, CM; Ovalle, VW; Kurowski, EM. Pediatric Quality and Safety. 2022; 7.

Prevalence of Cardiac Dysfunction in Malawian Children With Severe Febrile Illness. Bensman, RS; Berrens, Z; Mkaliainga, T; Banda, B; Puri, K; Sanyahumbi, A; Byczkowski, T; Eckerle, M. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2022; 23:493-501.

The Immigrant Partnership and Advocacy Curricular Kit: A Comprehensive Train-the-Trainer Curriculum in Immigrant and Refugee Health. Miller, KK; Rule, AR L; Bensman, R; Butteris, S; Houser, L; Kaeppler, C; Lauden, SM; Pitt, MB; St Clair, NE; Van Ganderen, K; et al. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022.

Early prediction of pediatric acute kidney injury from the emergency department: A pilot study. Hanson, HR; Carlisle, MA; Bensman, RS; Byczkowski, T; Depinet, H; Terrell, TC; Pitner, H; Knox, R; Goldstein, SL; Basu, RK. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021; 40:138-144.

Creating Online Training for Procedures in Global Health with PEARLS (Procedural Education for Adaptation to Resource-Limited Settings). Bensman, RS; Slusher, TM; Butteris, SM; Pitt, MB; Becker, A; Desai, B; George, A; Hagen, S; Kiragu, A; Johannsen, R; et al. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2017; 97:1285-1288.

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