Dr. Nicole Rau is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria and a clinical Neonatologist at OSF/Children’s Hospital of Illinois. She is also the Assistant Program Director for the Pediatric Residency at OSF/Children’s Hospital of Illinois. Dr. Rau holds a Doctorate of Medicine from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI where she also completed her pediatric residency and neonatology fellowship. She has a Masters of Science in Health Professions Education from Rosalind Franklin University. The Ronald McDonald House Charities mission of keeping families together is near and dear to her heart. Dr. Rau joined the board in 2024.