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Karen Joanna Dickinson
Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: Leeds General Infirmary (2007–2008); Houston Methodist (2019–2022); Mayo Clinic (2014–2017); George Washington University (2020); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2021–2025); Bradford Royal Infirmary (2007–2013); London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (1999); Dewsbury and District Hospital (2008–2011)
Surgery, College of Medicine
18 h-index
95 pubs
962 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Karen Joanna Dickinson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her research interests include medical education, surgical training, and patient outcomes. Dickinson has published on topics such as the application of Universal Design for Learning principles in surgical education during the COVID-19 pandemic and factors affecting general surgery residents' operative experience during the same period. She has also investigated the risk of lymph node metastases in endoscopically resected esophageal adenocarcinomas and the efficacy of esophagectomy following such resections. Her work has also touched on predicting chronic post-operative pain following inguinal hernia repair and the role of antiplatelet therapy.
Dickinson's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 19, with a total of 108 publications and 1,152 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, with whom she shares multiple publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 18
- Publications: 95
- Citations: 962
Positions
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Assistant Professor publications 2021–2026University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Surgery, College of Medicine Institutional directory
Selected Publications
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Elevating Surgical Education: Pilot Year Implementation and Evaluation of the Association for Surgical Education’s ASCENT Curriculum (2026)
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Weight bias education to address weight-related attitudes and perceptions in healthcare professionals (2026)
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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)
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
Farin F. Amersi
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
6 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
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Edgardo S. Salcedo
University of California Davis Medical Center (US)
6 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
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Christian de Virgilio
UCLA Medical Center (US)
6 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
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
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
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
Venkateswara Prasad Poola
SIU 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
Kathryn K. Neill
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- An interprofessional medical malpractice mock trial: event evolution and assessment of efficacy
- Simulated patient perceptions of telesimulation education
- The role of health literacy in simulation education: needs assessment and call to action
- EMPOWERING AN AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE: AN INTERPROFESSIONAL PROGRAM APPROACH
- Weight bias education to address weight-related attitudes and perceptions in healthcare professionals
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 Katherine 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
- An Educational Module to Teach Interprofessional Learner Feedback Skills for Trauma Simulation Events
- Efficacy and Psychological Safety of Virtual Debriefings for Interprofessional Trauma Simulations in the Social Distancing Era
- 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
- An Educational Module to Teach Interprofessional Learner Feedback Skills for Trauma Simulation Events
- Efficacy and Psychological Safety of Virtual Debriefings for Interprofessional Trauma Simulations in the Social Distancing Era
- An Educational Module to Teach Inter-Professional Peer Feedback Skills for Simulation Events Improves Learner Knowledge and Confidence
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