Rebecca L. Latch

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Associate Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2004–2021); Oregon Health & Science University (2021)

7 h-index 14 pubs 102 cited

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Rebecca Latch's research focuses on pediatric infectious diseases and medical education. Her work includes investigating the characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 cases in Arkansas and examining the impact of the pandemic on resident training. She has also explored the effectiveness of different academic monitoring systems for medical students and the use of book clubs for professional learning on trauma-informed care.

Latch has published on topics such as meningitis in children, the Toxicology Investigators Consortium's annual report, and the relationship between in-training exam scores and clinical exposure. She collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including R Perin, Dustin Williford, Jacob Filipek, and Charalene Fisher, with whom she shares multiple publications. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 6 and 92 total citations across 13 publications.

Metrics

h-index: 7
Publications: 14
Citations: 102

Positions

Associate Professor 2003–present

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pediatrics ORCID

Selected Publications

From prediction to advising: a multi model approach using NBME subject examinations to inform step 2 CK performance (2026)

Medical Education Online DOI OpenAlex
Student Progress Dashboard Versus Legacy Academic Monitoring for Medical Student Support: A Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research-Guided Evaluation (2026)

Cureus DOI OpenAlex
Association Between In-Training Exam Scores and Clinical Exposure During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2023)

Academic Pediatrics 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Demographic and clinical characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 in Arkansas: March–December 2020 (2022)

Medicine 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric COVID-19 in Arkansas: March-December 2020 (2022)

medRxiv DOI OpenAlex
Does resident teaching improve medical students' national board of medical examiners knowledge and satisfaction with residents as teachers (2021)

Education for Health 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Amoxicillin-Induced Crystalline Nephropathy Presenting as Ureteral Obstruction (2020)

Clinical Pediatrics 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Increasing Threat of Personal Watercraft Injuries (2004)

Clinical Pediatrics 13 citations DOI OpenAlex