Biography
Rachel Nash, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Hospital Medicine
Education and Training
| Medical School: | School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC |
| Residency: | Internal Medicine - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
| Chief Resident: | Internal Medicine - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine - General)
Memberships
- American College of Physicians
- Society of Hospital Medicine
- American College of Medical Quality
- American Society of Addiction Medicine
Awards & Honors
- Vijay Rajput, M.D. Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Cooper University Healthcare, CMSRU (2019-2020)
- Vijay Rajput, M.D. Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Cooper University Healthcare, CMSRU (2018-2019)
- National Quality Scholars of the American College of Medical Quality (2018)
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
About Me
Rachel Nash, MD, CMQ is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) and Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency.
Dr. Nash earned her B.S. with honors at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and M.D. at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. Rachel Nash graduated from GW SMHS with distinction in Health Policy and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Society. During her medical school career, Dr Nash created and started an interclerkship day devoted to patient safety and the prevention of medical error.
Dr. Nash completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia PA. Dr. Nash focused on medical education and graduated from the Medical Education Track program. She obtained Post-Doctural Training in Addiction Medicine under a A scholarship program funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Dr Nash completed Chief Residency at TJUH, and during that time served as Chair of the Education Subcommittee of Jefferson’s Opioid Task Force.
In her current role, Dr. Nash serves as an academic Hospitalist at Cooper University Hospital and at Inspira Healthcare of Vineland, NJ. As program director, she oversees resident quality improvement and patient safety projects and education. She is a certified trainer in High Reliability Organizations (HRO) and is currently working on training all residents in basic safety behaviors.
Interests and projects include improving the safety of transferred patients, reducing hospital readmissions, and educating medical students and residents on patient safety and quality improvement.