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Christine M. Hrach, M.D.
hrach_c@kids.wustl.edu
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hospitalist Medicine
Hospitalist Medicine
phone: (314) 454-2076
Education
BA,
Saint Louis University
,
1998
MD,
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
,
2002
Training
Resident, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
,
2002
-
2005
Licensure and Board Certification
Basic Life Support
Neonatal Resuscitation Program
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
2005
-
Pres
MO, Physician License
2005
-
Pres
American Board of Pediatrics
2012
-
Pres
American Board of Pediatrics Maintenance of Certification
2019
-
Pres
American Board of Pediatrics certified in Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Teacher Award General Pediatric Medicine
,
2008
- 2009
APA-APPD Combined Leadership and Peer Mentoring Forum Sept 2010 in Reston, VA.
,
2010
Department of Pediatrics Office of Faculty Development Leadership Development Program
,
2012
- 2013
Attended the AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar
,
2013
- 2013
Outstanding Teacher Award General Pediatric Medicine
,
2014
- 2015
Society of Hospital Medicine St. Louis Chapter - Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award
,
2015
Society of Hospital Medicine St. Louis Chapter - Platinum Status Chapter Excellence Award - awarded yearly at the Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Conference
,
2015
- 2018
Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine designation
,
2016
- Pres
Attended the AAMC 2017 Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar
,
2017
- 2017
Outstanding Teacher Award General Pediatrics
,
2019
Outstanding Teacher Award General Pediatrics
,
2020
- 2021
Award for Clinical Excellence by Washington University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
,
2020
Academy of Educators Honor Roll Award
,
2021
Recent Publications
view all (7)
Publication Co-Authors
Andrew J. White, M.D.
Michael P. Turmelle, M.D.
Kevin T. Barton, M.D.
Francis Sessions Cole, III, M.D.
Nicholas R. Zessis, Amanda R. Dube, Arhanti Sadanand, Jordan J. Cole, Christine M. Hrach & Yasmeen N. Daud .
Teaching scripts via smartphone app facilitate resident-led teaching of medical students
BMC Medical Education
.
2021;21.
Rafena Khateeb, Angela Keniston, Amber Moor, Christine Hrach, Kimberly Indovina, Patrick Kneeland, Mark Rudolph, Marisha Burden.
Perspectives on Patient Experience: A National Survey of Hospitalists
Journal of Patient Experience
.
2020.
Christopher Bonafide et alGroup - PRIS additional authors.
Prevalence of Continuous Pulse Oximetry Monitoring in Hospitalized Children with Bronchiolitis Not Requiring Supplemental Oxygen
JAMA
.
2020;323
(15):
1467-1477.
doi:
10.1001/jama.2020.2998
Starmer AJ, Spector ND, West DC, Srivastava R, Sectish TC, Landrigan CP, I-PASS Study Group..
Integrating Research, Quality Improvement, and Medical Education for Better Handoffs and Safer Care: Disseminating, Adapting, and Implementing the I-PASS Program.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
.
2017;43
(7):
319-329.
PMID:
28648217
Paciorkowski, N, Pruitt, C, Lashly, D, Hrach, C, Harrison, E, Srinivasan, M, Turmelle, M, Carlson, D.
Development of Performance Tracking for a Pediatric Hospitalist Division
Hospital Pediatrics
.
2013;3
(2):
118-128.
Hrach CM, Smith CA, Shah PP, Guth RM, Lashly D, Carlson DW.
Successful implementation of a referral-based academic pediatric hospitalist service.
Hosp Pediatr
.
2013;3
(1):
52-8.
PMID:
24319836
Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, Allen AD, Landrigan CP, Sectish TC, I-PASS Study Group.
I-pass, a mnemonic to standardize verbal handoffs.
Pediatrics
.
2012;129
(2):
201-4.
doi:
10.1542/peds.2011-2966
PMID:
22232313
Last updated: 03/03/2022
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