Putting faith into action on behalf of the poor and marginalized

Dr. Adam René P. Rosenbaum ’16

Pediatrics Resident, University of Colorado School of Medicine

MAJORS: PREPROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND SPANISH | MINOR: THEOLOGY | GLYNN FAMILY HONORS PROGRAM

Researching at the intersection of faith, culture, and medicine, Dr. Adam René P. Rosenbaum ’16 seeks to honor and respect communities he serves, and is especially influenced by his own Mexican roots. Now a pediatric physician, his work takes him beyond the hospital and clinic and into the Hispanic communities he serves in Denver.

As a student at Notre Dame, Rosenbaum blended his love for Spanish and healthcare by working in a bio-analytical research lab for the National Spanish Research Council in Madrid, Spain. After studying abroad in Puebla, Mexico, his junior year, he also spent a summer interning at the Cristo Rey Community Center in Lansing, Michigan, working in its free health clinic to develop its Holistic Living Program. 

Rosenbaum, while still a medical student at the University of Michigan in 2018, published a children’s book to help families discuss the matter of cancer diagnosis with their own children. He followed that up with an essay on medical justice based on his experience volunteering at Michigan’s migrant farmworker clinic. 

Now, as a resident in pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Rosenbaum visits local schools in Denver with large Hispanic enrollments as a way to further understand the culture of the community he serves. He views the children as more than patients in his office and has made a concerted effort to immerse himself in their community to better serve their needs. In 2022, he presented his research and experiences in Denver at the Conference on Medicine and Religion in Portland, Oregon, which aims to explore the ways in which healthcare providers can better provide for members of the Latinx community in the clinic.