Rachel Umoren

Rachel UmorenRachel Umoren is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology at the University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A. where she is Associate Division Head for Research, Director of Research for the Neonatal Education and Simulation-based Training (NEST) program and Inpatient Medical Director for Telehealth at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She serves as Program Director for the International Community Access to Child Health (ICATCH) Program of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Chair of the Virtual Simulation Section of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Dr. Umoren received her medical degree from the University of Calabar, Nigeria, and completed her pediatric residency and neonatal fellowship training at Indiana University Health Riley Children’s Hospital where she also earned a Masters’ degree in Clinical Research. Her NIH and AHRQ-funded research focus is on improving neonatal resuscitation and care practices through simulation education and telemedicine in high and low resource settings.

Publications

Simulation and Game-Based Learning for the Health Professions
Simulation and Game-Based Learning for the Health Professions
Rachel Umoren. © 2022. 275 pages.
Simulation and gaming are emerging as useful tools in the field of education. Health professional schools around the world have been expanding their use of simulation; however...
Who Am I as a Healthcare Provider?: Identity and Transformative Learning in Virtual Environments
Who Am I as a Healthcare Provider?: Identity and Transformative Learning in Virtual Environments
Rachel Umoren, Natalia Rybas. © 2020. 16 pages.
The U.S. healthcare delivery system relies on the formation of ad hoc teams of highly-trained, experienced, providers of various specialties. The providers work in...
Who Am I as a Healthcare Provider?: Identity and Transformative Learning in Virtual Environments
Who Am I as a Healthcare Provider?: Identity and Transformative Learning in Virtual Environments
Rachel Umoren, Natalia Rybas. © 2019. 16 pages.
The U.S. healthcare delivery system relies on the formation of ad hoc teams of experienced, highly trained providers of various specialties. The providers work in...
Transdisciplinary Collaborative Development of Healthcare Virtual Simulations
Transdisciplinary Collaborative Development of Healthcare Virtual Simulations
Rachel Umoren, Barbara Truman. © 2019. 16 pages.
There is a need for collaborative, participatory exploration into emerging simulation technologies supportive of distributed, interdisciplinary practice to promote cultures of...
Who am I as a Healthcare Provider?: Identity and Transformative Learning in Virtual Environments
Who am I as a Healthcare Provider?: Identity and Transformative Learning in Virtual Environments
Rachel Umoren, Natalia Rybas. © 2017. 16 pages.
The U.S. healthcare delivery system relies on the formation of ad hoc teams of highly-trained, experienced, providers of various specialties. The providers work in...