Fellows
In collaboration with the Stanford Nurse Alumnae Association and Stanford Healthcare, the Stanford Medicine’s Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC) Design Fellowship provides early career post-doctoral nurse scientists with the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, and experience in healthcare delivery innovation. This fellowship supports aspiring innovators and healthcare leaders in developing cost-effective, high-quality value-based care models. Over 11-months, fellows will receive education and mentoring related to the business side of health care design, innovation, and clinical entrepreneurship (DICE). Projects focus on health conditions associated with substantial disability and health spending. Potential candidates demonstrate a strong interest in becoming a leader in the field of affordable healthcare research.
The fellowship is directed by Terry Platchek, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and Faculty Director for Stanford Medicine’s Center for Improvement, with additional leadership from Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, Senior Scholar at CERC and Dr. Milstein, as well as a collaborating health economic research center at Harvard Medical School.
2022 Post Doctoral Nurse Scientist Fellow
Kyung Mi Kim, PhD, RN
Dr. Kyung Mi Kim, PhD, RN, was accepted as a DICE Fellow for 2020-2021. Dr. Kim's fellowship was extended through 2022 with the support of Dr. Shah and Dr. Michelle Y. Williams, PhD, RN, of the Office of Research Patient Care Services (ORPCS). Inspired by her experience as a clinical nurse working in the operating room and the existing trend of longer human survival rates, Dr. Kim’s research includes understanding factors contributing to the longevity of underserved elderly surgical patients and their caregivers. For her doctoral dissertation, Dr. Kim evaluated the positive and negative effects of a national pay-for-performance policy on the value of surgical care. During her fellowship, Dr. Kim expanded her research to examine health equity disparities in end-of-life care choices among minoritized ethnic groups. Her work found that Black patients were less likely to utilize palliative care services. These findings emphasize the need for policy change to increase access to palliative care services for minority groups to reduce healthcare costs and improve the quality of life for patients and families.
Michelle Diaz Nelson, RN, MS, PhD
Dr. Michelle Diaz Nelson, RN, MS, PhD has been accepted as a DICE fellow for 2022-2023. Dr. Nelson’s research has been dedicated to addressing gaps in research among older adults with traumatic brain injury. In her doctoral studies, she explored how access to care and support post injury influences outcomes among older adults. During her fellowship Dr. Nelson is looking forward to developing and leading large-scale innovation projects with the ultimate goal of lowering cost of care and improving quality of care and quality of life among vulnerable populations.