Wendy L. Hobson-Rohrer
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Wendy L. Hobson-Rohrer, MD, MSPH, FAAP

Languages spoken: Spanish, English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

South Main Clinic

3690 South Main
Salt Lake City , UT 84115
801-587-2525
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Wendy L. Hobson-Rohrer, MD, MSPH, FAAP is the inaugural Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Education, and a tenured Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. In her AVP role, Dr. Hobson-Rohrer is accountable for education programs for the five University of Utah Health Colleges (Dentistry, Health, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy), their 5,300 students, and the Health Sciences Library. She oversees the Interprofessional Education Program, the Vice-Presidential Clinical and Translational Scholar Program and the Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities.

From 2013-2019 she served as the Associate Dean for Faculty Development in the School of Medicine. In this role she developed programs and events to support leadership and educational development. To advance education career pathways for academic faculty, she founded the Academy of Health Science Educators which recognizes exceptional educators and works to enhance educational excellence. The Academy has over 100 faculty fellows (69 women). She led the establishment of a Master of Education in Health Professions program and mentor’s junior faculty interested in education. She worked to develop and implement guidelines for demonstration of educational excellence in the faculty retention, promotion and tenure process providing an avenue for faculty interested in pursuing education.

As a general pediatrician, she cares for patients and teaches students and residents at the University of Utah South Main Clinic (UUSMC) whose mission is: to increase access to high quality, comprehensive, and cost-effective healthcare to underserved families and specialized populations, while sharing community resources. Dr. Hobson-Rohrer cares for a large number of children and youth with special health care needs, including those with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, cardiac diseases, and other genetic disorders. She has focused her clinical research and advocacy efforts on caring for these children and their families. With a five-year Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children grant, she developed Niños Especiales/Familias Fuertes (Special Children/Strong Families), a support group system for families with Latino children with special health care needs. She is the UUSMC Executive Clinical Director, working collaboratively with dentists, physician assistants, midwives, family medicine physicians, obstetricians, and pediatricians. For her work, Dr. Hobson-Rohrer was honored in 2016 with the Utah Healthcare Heroes Award. The clinic was awarded the 2020 Academy of Health Sciences Educators Interprofessional Education Team Award.

Dr. Hobson-Rohrer graduated from Cornell University with a BA in Spanish and Latin American Studies and with Distinction in All Subjects. She earned her MD degree at Cornell University Medical College. Following pediatric residency, she worked in the National Public Health Services Corp, during which time she completed an education fellowship and MSPH at the University of Utah. She is a 2015 graduate of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program and holds a graduate certificate in conflict resolution and mediation. She is the 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies Program Chair-elect, she chaired the American Academy of Pediatrics Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) program, the Pediatric Academic Societies Workshops, Region IX of the Academic Pediatric Association, and the University of Utah Carnegie Re-Classification for Community Engagement Task Force. She is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Educators in Pediatrics and was a founding member of Doctors for Global Health and Reach Out and Read Utah.

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Wendy L. Hobson-Rohrer, MD, MSPH, FAAP is the inaugural Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Education, and a tenured Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. In her AVP role, Dr. Hobson-Rohrer is accountable for education programs for the five University of Utah Health Colleges (Dentistry, Health, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy), their 5,300 students, and the Health Sciences Library. She oversees the Interprofessional Education Program, the Vice-Presidential Clinical and Translational Scholar Program and the Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities.

From 2013-2019 she served as the Associate Dean for Faculty Development in the School of Medicine. In this role she developed programs and events to support leadership and educational development. To advance education career pathways for academic faculty, she founded the Academy of Health Science Educators which recognizes exceptional educators and works to enhance educational excellence. The Academy has over 100 faculty fellows (69 women). She led the establishment of a Master of Education in Health Professions program and mentor’s junior faculty interested in education. She worked to develop and implement guidelines for demonstration of educational excellence in the faculty retention, promotion and tenure process providing an avenue for faculty interested in pursuing education.

As a general pediatrician, she cares for patients and teaches students and residents at the University of Utah South Main Clinic (UUSMC) whose mission is: to increase access to high quality, comprehensive, and cost-effective healthcare to underserved families and specialized populations, while sharing community resources. Dr. Hobson-Rohrer cares for a large number of children and youth with special health care needs, including those with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, cardiac diseases, and other genetic disorders. She has focused her clinical research and advocacy efforts on caring for these children and their families. With a five-year Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children grant, she developed Niños Especiales/Familias Fuertes (Special Children/Strong Families), a support group system for families with Latino children with special health care needs. She is the UUSMC Executive Clinical Director, working collaboratively with dentists, physician assistants, midwives, family medicine physicians, obstetricians, and pediatricians. For her work, Dr. Hobson-Rohrer was honored in 2016 with the Utah Healthcare Heroes Award. The clinic was awarded the 2020 Academy of Health Sciences Educators Interprofessional Education Team Award.

Dr. Hobson-Rohrer graduated from Cornell University with a BA in Spanish and Latin American Studies and with Distinction in All Subjects. She earned her MD degree at Cornell University Medical College. Following pediatric residency, she worked in the National Public Health Services Corp, during which time she completed an education fellowship and MSPH at the University of Utah. She is a 2015 graduate of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program and holds a graduate certificate in conflict resolution and mediation. She is the 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies Program Chair-elect, she chaired the American Academy of Pediatrics Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) program, the Pediatric Academic Societies Workshops, Region IX of the Academic Pediatric Association, and the University of Utah Carnegie Re-Classification for Community Engagement Task Force. She is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Educators in Pediatrics and was a founding member of Doctors for Global Health and Reach Out and Read Utah.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Professor
Family & Preventive Medicine -Adjunct Professor
Academic Divisions General Pediatrics

Education history

Undergraduate Spanish - Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences B.A.
Professional Medical Cornell University Medical College M.D.
Internship Pediatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
Residency Pediatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Education - University of Utah, School of Medicine Fellow
Graduate Training Public Health - University of Utah M.S.P.H.
Graduate Training Conflict Resolution - University of Utah Graduate Certificate

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Byington CL, Hobson WL, Olson L, Torres-Nielsen G, Winter K, Ortiz KA, Buchi K (2008). The good habit of reading (El Buen Habito de la Lectura): parental reactions to an enhanced Reach Out and Read program in a clinic for the underserved. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 19(2), 363-8.
  2. Lamb SM, Chow CJ, Richards B, Wilson RD, Hobson-Rohrer (2020). Coached Peer Review: Beneficial for Early Career Faculty, Not Just Learners. Academic medicine, 95(4), 490-491.
  3. Hobson WL, Knochel ML, Byington CL, Young PC, Hoff CJ, Buchi K (2007). Bottled, filtered, and tap water use in Latino and non-Latino children. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 161(5), 457-61.
  4. Krugman SD, Parra-Roide L, Hobson WL, Garfunkel LC, Serwint J (2009). Spanish-speaking patients perceive high quality care in resident continuity practices: a CORNET study. Clinical pediatrics, 48(3), 304-10.
  5. Hobson WL, Olson LM, Hopf HW, Winter LC, Byington C (2021). "The Adjunct Faculty Are Our Lifeblood" An Institution's Response to Deliver Value to Volunteer Community Faculty. Family medicine, 53(2), 133-138.
  6. Ryujin D, Spackman J, Honda TJ, Valentin V L, Dalton D, Laguan M, Hobson WL, Rodríguez J (2021). Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity at the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program. Family medicine, 53(5), 372-375.
  7. Hobson WL, Gordon RJ, Cabaniss DL, Richards B (2021). Documenting Educational Impact in the Promotion Dossier with an Enhanced Curriculum Vitae. The Journal of continuing education in the health professions, 42, 47-52.
  8. Rana J, Sullivan A, Brett M, Weinstein AR, Atkins K (2018). Defining curricular priorities for student-as-teacher programs: A National Delphi Study. Medical teacher, 40(3), 259-266.
  9. Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, West DC, Rosenbluth G, Allen AD, Noble EL, Tse LL, Dalal AK, Keohane CA, Lipsitz SR, Rothschild JM, Wien MF, Yoon CS, Zigmont KR, Wilson KM, O'Toole JK, Solan LG, Aylor M, Bismilla Z, Coffey M, Mahant S, Blankenburg RL, Destino LA, Everhart JL, Patel SJ, Bale JF Jr, Spackman JB, Stevenson AT, Calaman S, Cole FS, Balmer DF, Hepps JH, Lopreiato JO, Yu CE, Sectish TC, Landrigan CP, I-PASS Study Group (2014). Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program. 2014 Nov 6;371(19):1803-12. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa1405556. The New England journal of medicine, 371(19), 1803-12.
  10. Hobson WL, Bruse J, Bale JF J (2011). Creating flexibility in pediatric resident education. Pediatrics, 127(6), 1088-93.
  11. Hobson WL, Carey JC, Bale JF J (2011). Academy of pediatric education and leadership: preparing leaders for educational innovation. Pediatrics, 128(1), 1-4.
  12. Oettgen B, Ruch-Ross H, Barrett HA, Bennett-Tejes D, Palmer K, Hobson W (2019). The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program: A 25-Year Retrospective. Pediatrics, 143(6),
  13. Soares NS, Hobson WL, Ruch-Ross H, Finneran M, Varrasso DA, Keller (2014). The influence of Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) program on community pediatrics. Pediatrics, 133(1), e205-12.
  14. Habis A, Hobson WL, Greenberg (2010). Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis in a toddler with iron deficiency anemia. Pediatric emergency care, 26(11), 848-51.
  15. Hobson-Rohrer WL, Samson-Fang (2013). Down syndrome. Pediatrics in review, 34(12), 573-4; discussion 574.
  16. *Saltzman HM, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Stern S (2022). Interpreting Rheumatology Labs. Pediatrics in review, 43(5), 294-296.
  17. Sheets KM, Baty BJ, Vázquez JC, Carey JC, Hobson W (2012). Breaking difficult news in a cross-cultural setting: a qualitative study about Latina mothers of children with down syndrome. Journal of genetic counseling, 21(4), 582-90.
  18. Andoni L, Hobson WL, Carey JC, Dent K (2018). Training Methods for Delivering Difficult News in Genetic Counseling and Genetics Residency Training Programs. Journal of genetic counseling, 27(6), 1497-1505.
  19. Hobson WL, Avant-Mier R, Cochella S, Van Hala S, Stanford J, Alder SC, Croskell S (2005). Caring for the underserved: using patient and physician focus groups to inform curriculum development. Ambulatory pediatrics, 5(2), 90-5.
  20. Okelo SO, Siberry GK, Solomon BS, Bilderback AL, Yamazaki M, Hetzler T, Ferrell CL, Dhepyasuwan N, Serwint J (2014). Asthma treatment decisions by pediatric residents do not consistently conform to guidelines or improve with level of training. Academic pediatrics, 14(3), 287-93.
  21. Hoffman BD, Barnes M, Ferrell C, Gellin C, Lichtenstein C, Donnelly J, Kaczorowski (2016). The Community Health and Advocacy Milestones Profile: A Novel Tool Linking Community Pediatrics and Advocacy Training to Assessment of Milestones-Based Competence in Pediatric Residency Training. Academic pediatrics, 16(4), 309-13.
  22. Kocolas I, Day K, King M, Stevenson A, Sheng X, Hobson W, Bruse J, Bale J J (2017). Shift Schedules and Intern Work Hours, Patient Numbers, Conference Attendance, and Sleep at a Single Pediatric Residency Program. Academic pediatrics, 17(2), 149-152.
  23. Kocolas I, Hobson W, Daftary A, King M, Bale J (2019). The Evolving Educational Challenge: Balancing Patient Numbers, Conference Attendance, Sleep, and Resident Wellness. Academic pediatrics, 19(8), 855-856.
  24. Diener ML, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Byington C (2012). Kindergarten Readiness and Performance of Latino Children Participating in Reach Out and Read. Journal of community medicine & health education, 2(3), 133.
  25. De Biase I, Diaz-Ochu M, Rindler M, Hobson-Rohrer W (2017). Introduction to Biochemical Genetics from the Clinical Laboratory Prospective: A Case-Based Discussion. MedEdPORTAL, 13, 10586.
  26. *Nelson K, Goodwin K, *State R, Hobson-Rohrer W (2016). Child Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Interventions for Busy Physicians. http://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10344. MedEdPORTAL, 2016(12), 10344.
  27. *Clark M, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Benenson B, Stein R (2015). EMPOWER Curriculum: Teaching Effective Use of Community Resources for Children with Special Health Care Needs. http://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9993. MedEdPORTAL, 2015(11), 9993.
  28. Walvoord E, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Bogdewic (2014). Getting Promoted: Turning your Clinical Work into Scholarship; http://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9694. MedEdPORTAL, 2014(10), 9694.
  29. Hobson WL, Hoffmann-Longtin K, Loue S, Love LM, Liu HY, Power CM, Pollart S (2019). Active Learning on Center Stage: Theater as a Tool for Medical Education. MedEdPORTAL, 15, 10801.
  30. Kato M, Ratcliffe E, Hobson WL (2004). Agricultural Pesticide Exposure and Its Negative Health Effects on Children. Global Medicine, 1(1), 12-14.
  31. Hemond JA, Franchek-Roa KM, Caplin DA, Hobson W (2021). Teen Actors Teaching Communication Skills. Cureus, 13(11), e19515.
  32. Rigby JH, Canham SL, Farrell TW, Zeljkovic A, Hobson W (2024). Student Preferences for Virtual or In-Person Interprofessional Education Simulations. Journal of allied health, 53(1), e55-e59.
  33. Goel D, Tin MT, Hariprasad KC, Garg DS, Besic A, Dillon TA, Masson ZR, Goralsky LA, Goralsky JA, Barron MK, Saji JA, Hobson WL, Jones T (2023). Deeper Pathways for Recruitment Efforts: Identifying Opportunities for Undergraduate and Medical Student Involvement in Infectious Diseases. Open forum infectious diseases, 10(9), ofad439.
  34. Franchek-Roa K, Vala A, Goldman J, Dell A, Presson AP, Eppich K, Hobson W (2024). Patient Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation: Why Physicians Need to Be Trauma-Informed. MedEdPORTAL, 20, 11391.
  35. Bullock JL, Gradick K, Proctor C, Rogers MA, Hobson W (2023). Interprofessional Collaboration Improves Quality of Life of a Young Adult With Rett Syndrome. Cureus, 15(3), e36921.

Book Chapter

  1. Stowers K, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Woodbury (2021). Affording Formula.
  2. Goldman-Luthy J, Norlin C, Hemond JA, Hobson-Rohrer WL, Fox J, Egusquiza J (2019). Optimal Clinical Coding for CYSHCN.
  3. Block B, Hobson-Rohrer W (2021). Conflict Management.

Case Report

  1. Tawfik D, Hobson W (2018). Group A Streptococcal Pyomyositis in a Previously Healthy Six-year-old Girl. Cureus, 10(2), e2168.

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