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Margaret J. Trost, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator)

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Overview

Margaret Trost, MD, MS is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician-Educator) in the Division of Hospital Medicine and the Associate Division Head in charge of Professional Development. Dr. Trost is a passionate educator and mentor who has received numerous teaching awards. She has conducted both grant-funded clinical and medical education research. From a clinical standpoint, she is interested in non-pharmacologic methods to reduce pain in hospitalized children and has conducted trials using intervention with socially-assistive robots. Academically, she is interested in mentoring and career satisfaction for pediatric hospitalists. She is board certified in Pediatrics and sub-specialty certified in Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

Awards

  • Medical College of Wisconsin: Alpha Omega Alpha, 2007
  • Academic Pediatric Association: Teaching Award for Faculty, 2018

Publications

  • Clinical Experience in a Medicine-Engineering Interprofessional Education Program: A Qualitative Evaluation. J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2026 Jan-Dec; 13:23821205261449391.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of rapid MALDI-TOF MS and susceptibilities on hospitalized children with Gram-negative bloodstream infections. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Apr 07; 14(4):e0292225.. View in PubMed
  • Perioperative Health Interventions in Children With Chronic Neuromuscular Conditions Undergoing Major Musculoskeletal Surgery: A Scoping Review. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 06 01; 14(6):e281-e291.. View in PubMed
  • Characteristics of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program Directors. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 03 01; 14(3):e144-e149.. View in PubMed
  • Physician perceptions of documentation methods in electronic health records. Health Informatics J. 2021 Jan-Mar; 27(1):1460458221989399.. View in PubMed
  • Racial Justice and Academic Pediatrics: A Call for Editorial Action and Our Plan to Move Forward. Acad Pediatr. 2020 Nov – Dec; 20(8):1041-1043.. View in PubMed
  • Socially-Assistive Robots Using Empathy to Reduce Pain and Distress during Peripheral IV Placement in Children. Pain Res Manag. 2020; 2020:7935215.. View in PubMed
  • Medical Student Training in Pediatric Hospital Medicine: A National Survey of Pediatric Clerkships. Hosp Pediatr. 2019 12; 9(12):974-978.. View in PubMed
  • Socially Assistive Robots for Helping Pediatric Distress and Pain: A Review of Current Evidence and Recommendations for Future Research and Practice. Clin J Pain. 2019 05; 35(5):451-458.. View in PubMed
  • Medical Student Participation in Patient- and Family-Centered Rounding: A National Survey of Pediatric Clerkships. Acad Pediatr. 2019 07; 19(5):549-554.. View in PubMed

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