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Sara Kim, PhD

Sara Kim, PhD
Associate Professor

University of Washington
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Box 356460
Seattle, WA 98195-6460

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(206) 685-7922
Education:

• BA, International Relations
    (Scripps College, 1986)
• MA, International Affairs
    (George Washington University, 1990)
• PhD, Education
    (University of Washington, 1999)

Research 
Interests:
• Technology-mediated learning
• Web-based communication skill assessment
• Interactive case development and assessment
Current
Research :
• Web-based teaching and assessment
• Healthcare providers' communication skills
• Simulation-based educational research
Professional 
Organizations:

• American Educational Research Association
• Association for Surgical Education
• Society of Simulation in Healthcare

Honors:
• Best Research Paper by an Established Investigator,
   American Educational Research Association, 2002
• Best Research Award, Western Group on Educational Affairs
  Association of American Medical Colleges, 2005
Selected 
Publications:

Reed R, Kim S, Farquharson K, Astion M. A 2-year study of patient safety competency assessment in 29 clinical laboratories. Am J Clin Pathol. 2008;129(6):959-962.

Pinsky L, Kim S, Gardner G. Bringing toys to work: Building understanding with Lego. Medical Education. 2007;41(5):52.

Kim S, Phillips WR, Huntington J, Astion ML, Keerbs A, Pinsky L, Dresden G, Sharma U, Shearer DW. Medical case teaching on the web: Principles, strategies and examples. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2007;19(2):106-114.

Kim S, Farber S, Kolko B, Kim W, Ellsbury KE, Greer T. Faculty and student participation in on-line discussions of palliative care scenarios. Family Medicine. 2006;48(7):494-499.

Kim S, Phillips WR, Pinsky L, Brock DM, Phillips K, Keary J. A conceptual framework for developing teaching cases: A review and syntehsis of literature across disciplines. Medical Education. 2006;40(9):867-876.

Goodyear N, Kim S, Reeves M, Astion MA. A two-year study of Gram stain competency assessment in forty clinical laboratories. Am J Clin Pathol. 2006;125(1):28-33.

Kim S, Mouradian WE, Leggott PJ, Schaad DC, Shaul C. Implications for designing on-line oral health resources: A review of fifty six oral health web sites. Journal of Dental Education. 2004;68(6):633-643.

Kim S, Reeves M, Astion MA. A web-based method for establishing national competency benchmarks in fourteen areas of clinical laboratory services. Clinical Chemistry. 2004;50(4):753-755.

Kim S, Brinkley JF, Rosse C. A profile of on-line anatomy information resources: Design and instructional implications. Clinical Anatomy. 2003;16(1):55-71.

Kim S, Kolko BE, Greer T. Web-based problem-solving learning: Third-year medical students' participation in end-of-life care virtual clinic. Computers in Human Behavior. 2002;18:761-772.


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