Research
Overview
Dr. Nilsen primarily helps medical student learners, resident-physicians, and both medical school and residency faculty in the designing, production, and dissemination of scholarly activity. This includes activity such as research studies, quality/performance improvement activities, journal articles, grants, presentations, posters, and case reports. Additionally, Dr. Nilsen is responsible for coordination of the HRSA-23-123 grant titled Preparing Physicians for Care of Individuals with Limited English Proficiency running through 2028.
Dr. Nilsen presents regularly at regional and national conferences, and reviews journal articles for several major journals such as Family Medicine and Academic Medicine. She is active in the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) and the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) and has been recognized by both organizations as an emerging scholar. She currently serves on the STFM Research Committee and the NAPCRG Research Advocacy Committee, and regularly reviews grant applications for both organizations, as well as other organizations such as the AAMC.
Dr. Nilsen's personal research focuses on health outcomes over the lifespan, especially for under-served and under-represented populations. She is also interested in the medical education system and how to improve educational outcomes. Her current personal projects include the exploration of issues affecting senior women physicians, issues in rural health, developing pathways to increase diversity in Family Medicine, tracking residency interviewing experiences, and LGBTQAI+ patient care. She is skilled in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, program evaluation, quality improvement, and grant writing.
- Rohrberg, T, Walling, A, Gilliam, M, St. Peter, M, Nilsen, K. 2022. Interviewing for Family Medicine Residency: In-Person, Virtual, or Hybrid?. Fam Med, 54, 21-28.
- Nilsen, K, Walling, A, Johnson, M, Curran, M, Irwin, G, Meyer, M, Unruh, G. 2022. The Impact of Virtual Interviewing During the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Residency Application Process: One Institution’s Experience. Acad Med, 97 (10), 1546-1553.
- Mills, K, Tri, A, Nilsen, K. 2022. The COVID-19 vaccines: A description of adverse events or reactions reported in Kansas. KS J Med, 15 (1), 39-47.
- Wipperman, J, Ofei-dodoo, S, Nilsen, K. 2021. Are antibiotics effective in treating children with chronic productive cough? . Evidenced-Based Practice.
- Tibbe, B, Adkins, K, Nilsen, K, Ofei-dodoo, S. 2021. In premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding, do combination oral contraceptives improve symptom control or decrease bleeding more than progesterone monotherapy? . Evidenced-Based Practice.
- Nilsen, K, Boyce, M, Raad, S. 2021. What is the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound versus x-ray for closed metatarsal fractures? . Evidence-Based Practice.
- Witt, L, Nilsen, K, Kohman, M, Petz, A, Moser, S, Walling, A. 2021. Unintended consequences? Assessing the impact of curricular change on medical student volunteering at a student-run free clinic. Med Sci Ed, 31 (5), 1653-1662.
- Schwasinger-Schmidt, Tiffany, Rohrberg, Tessa, Walling, Anne, Nilsen, Kari . 2021. Impact of Virtual Interviewing on Time and Financial Costs for NRMP Applicants: Did Regional Campus Students Save More?. J Reg Med Campuses, 4 (4).
- Nutting, R, Nilsen, K, Walling, A, Level, E. 2021. Origin storytelling in faculty well-being: A pilot study. PRiMER, 5, 15.
- Nilsen, K, Walling, A, Grothusen, J, Irwin, G, Meyer, M, Unruh, G. 2021. Time, and financial costs for students participating in the National Residency Matching Program (the Match©): 2015 to 2020. KS J Med, 14, 53-63.
