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2026
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Karen J. Dickinson
Assistant Professor
Faculty Researcher
Surgery, College of Medicine
18 h-index
105 pubs
1,110 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Karen J. Dickinson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her research focuses on medical education, with a particular emphasis on surgical training and resident performance. Dickinson has investigated factors influencing general surgery residents' operative experience, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has explored characteristics associated with outstanding graduate performance as rated by surgical educators.
Her work also examines learner engagement with virtual educational platforms, including the development of assessment tools like the Virtual In-Class Engagement Measure (VIEM). Dickinson has also studied medical students' perceptions of effective surgeon educators and the current status of virtual reality simulation in orthopedic residency training. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 18, with over 105 publications and 1,110 citations. She has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Kathryn K. Neill, Wendy L. Ward, Kyle J. Kalkwarf, and Joseph Margolick.
Metrics
- h-index: 18
- Publications: 105
- Citations: 1,110
Selected Publications
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Faculty and Resident Perceptions of Learning Activities During Surgery Residency (2026)
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Problem Identification and Needs Assessment for a Universal Surgical Simulation Educational Fellowship Curriculum (2025)
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Re: “From stress to strength: Integrating stress management training into surgical education” by Hirani et al (2025) (2025)
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Investigating stress in surgical simulation education: markers, devices, and implications (2025)
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Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure (2025)
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Simulation and surgical education—An introduction to a special series (2025)
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EMPOWERING AN AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE: AN INTERPROFESSIONAL PROGRAM APPROACH (2024)
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Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance (2024)
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Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency (2024)
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Letter to the editor Re: heart rate variability: an objective measure of mental stress in surgical simulation, Farah et al. 2024 (2024)
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Establishing a simulation-enhanced interprofessional education (Sim-IPE) program at your institution (2024)
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Association of Residency Applicants’ Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study (2024)
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National ABSITE Preparation Practices: A Survey of General Surgery Residency Program Directors (2023)
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An interprofessional medical malpractice mock trial: event evolution and assessment of efficacy (2023)
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Simulation training to retool practicing orthopedic surgeons is rare (2023)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Kevin Y. Pei
Parkview Health (US)
6 shared publications
- Medical students’ perception of what embodies an effective surgeon educator
- Perceptions and behaviors of learner engagement with virtual educational platforms
- Assessing learner engagement with virtual educational events: Development of the Virtual In-Class Engagement Measure (VIEM)
- Independent Operating by General Surgery Residents: An ACS-NSQIP Analysis
- Navigating the challenges of diversity in a mentoring relationship: reflections from a webinar series
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Amanda C. Purdy
University of California, Irvine Medical Center (US)
5 shared publications
- Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators
- Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure
- Association of Residency Applicants’ Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study
- Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency
- Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance
Brian R. Smith
University of California, Irvine Medical Center (US)
5 shared publications
- Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators
- Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure
- Association of Residency Applicants’ Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study
- Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency
- Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance
Farin Amersi
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
5 shared publications
- Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators
- Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure
- Association of Residency Applicants’ Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study
- Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency
- Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance
Kristine E. Calhoun
University of Washington Medical Center (US)
5 shared publications
- Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators
- Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure
- Association of Residency Applicants’ Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study
- Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency
- Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance
Juliana Tolles
UCLA Medical Center (US)
5 shared publications
- Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators
- Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure
- Association of Residency Applicants’ Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study
- Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency
- Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance
Amy Han
Cleveland Clinic (US)
5 shared publications
- Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators
- Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure
- Association of Residency Applicants’ Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study
- Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency
- Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance
Edgardo S. Salcedo
University of California, Davis (US)
5 shared publications
- Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators
- Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure
- Association of Residency Applicants’ Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study
- Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency
- Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance
Edgar Shields Frey
Brookwood Baptist Health (US)
5 shared publications
- Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators
- Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure
- Association of Residency Applicants’ Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study
- Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency
- Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance
V. Prasad Poola
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (US)
5 shared publications
- Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators
- Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure
- Association of Residency Applicants’ Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study
- Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency
- Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance
Christian de Virgilio
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
5 shared publications
- Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators
- Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure
- Association of Residency Applicants’ Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study
- Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency
- Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance
Katharine E. Caldwell
Washington University in St. Louis (US)
4 shared publications
- Perceptions and behaviors of learner engagement with virtual educational platforms
- Assessing learner engagement with virtual educational events: Development of the Virtual In-Class Engagement Measure (VIEM)
- National ABSITE Preparation Practices: A Survey of General Surgery Residency Program Directors
- ABSITE preparation: what do we know?
Mary K. Kimbrough
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- The community of inquiry framework for virtual team-to-team debriefings during interprofessional trauma simulations
- Efficacy and Psychological Safety of Virtual Debriefings for Interprofessional Trauma Simulations in the Social Distancing Era
- An Educational Module to Teach Interprofessional Learner Feedback Skills for Trauma Simulation Events
- An Educational Module to Teach Inter-Professional Peer Feedback Skills for Simulation Events Improves Learner Knowledge and Confidence
Amanda Young
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
4 shared publications
- The community of inquiry framework for virtual team-to-team debriefings during interprofessional trauma simulations
- Efficacy and Psychological Safety of Virtual Debriefings for Interprofessional Trauma Simulations in the Social Distancing Era
- An Educational Module to Teach Interprofessional Learner Feedback Skills for Trauma Simulation Events
- An Educational Module to Teach Inter-Professional Peer Feedback Skills for Simulation Events Improves Learner Knowledge and Confidence
Kelly Urban
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- The community of inquiry framework for virtual team-to-team debriefings during interprofessional trauma simulations
- Efficacy and Psychological Safety of Virtual Debriefings for Interprofessional Trauma Simulations in the Social Distancing Era
- An Educational Module to Teach Interprofessional Learner Feedback Skills for Trauma Simulation Events
- An Educational Module to Teach Inter-Professional Peer Feedback Skills for Simulation Events Improves Learner Knowledge and Confidence
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