{"id":2177,"date":"2025-08-06T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/?p=2177"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T13:21:56","slug":"s13-e06-fighting-infectious-diseases-dr-rachel-burgoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/2025\/s13-e06-fighting-infectious-diseases-dr-rachel-burgoon\/","title":{"rendered":"S:13 E:06 | Fighting Infectious Diseases: Dr. Rachel Burgoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fighting Infectious Diseases: Rachel Burgoon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rachel Burgoon didn\u2019t just choose pharmacy \u2014 she chose a mission. As an infectious disease pharmacist, her work is ministry through medicine. Every treatment she recommends is driven by a deep desire to serve others and honor Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Her journey began in Maryland but found clarity and calling at Cedarville University, where the integration of faith and science in Cedarville\u2019s Doctor of Pharmacy program shaped her purpose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t just about becoming a pharmacist,\u201d Rachel explains. \u201cIt was about becoming someone who could serve the Lord by serving patients \u2014 especially the most vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, Rachel works in the high-stakes world of infectious diseases, tackling complex cases involving antibiotic stewardship and life-threatening infections. Her work demands both clinical precision and heartfelt compassion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is critical work,\u201d she says. \u201cIf we don\u2019t use the right therapies in the right way, we risk resistance and harm. It\u2019s a space where science must be excellent \u2014 and so must our care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond her clinical responsibilities, Rachel invests deeply in mentoring students and residents \u2014 a passion born from her own experience. \u00a0She recalls Cedarville faculty pouring into her life as a student, and she desires to mirror that service with the people she interacts with each day.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Rachel shared her story on the <em>Cedarville Stories<\/em> podcast, offering listeners a glimpse into the heart behind her profession \u2014 a heart committed to glorifying God through healing and hope.<\/p>\n<p>Through every patient she treats, every student she mentors, and every advancement she makes in infectious disease research, Rachel Burgoon is faithfully living out her calling to reflect Christ by caring for the sick with excellence and compassion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"S13:E06 | Fighting Infectious Diseases: Dr. Rachel Burgoon\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/e\/aee80c17#?secret=EkETLnjBmu\" data-secret=\"EkETLnjBmu\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"S13E06 Rachel Burgoon\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a1uqw7rYSd0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fighting Infectious Diseases: Rachel Burgoon Rachel Burgoon didn\u2019t just choose pharmacy \u2014 she chose a mission. 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