An Interview With Pediatric Physician Scientist, Advocate, and Mentor Dr. Rayne Rouce

The Hematologist

In this installment, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews Dr. Rayne Rouce. Amazing doctors are leading the way for a future generation of hematologists through their inspiring work and intentional commitment to make a positive change in the medical field. In this interview, Dr. Michaelis and Dr. Rouce chat about Dr. Rouce’s work with children as a pediatric hematologist/oncologist, in the lab, her work with advocacy and promoting diversity in health care, and her passion for music that has led to a rap career inspiring youth.
Dr. Rayne Rouce is an avid volunteer who has dedicated her professional and personal life to enhancing the lives of children with cancer and blood disorders, both within and outside the hospital. She is an avid advocate, working for 15 years with The Periwinkle Foundation’s events and programs for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases and community engagement STEM initiatives to enhance K-12 exposure to science and medicine. Thanks to her fluency in Spanish, she has been able to not only provide comprehensive care to her patients, but has also volunteered in the past to care for children around Texas and in small villages in Bolivia. She is a member of the ASH Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Committee on Promoting Diversity liaison for the ASH Awards Committee. Dr. Rouce received the ASH-AMFDP Award in 2016, is an inaugural participant of the ASH Ambassador Program, and served as faculty for the 2020 and 2021 ASH Clinical Research Training Institute.
Music: “Jellyfish in Space” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/