Karin Nelson, MD, Mshs
Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Health Services and Population Health, University of Washington
Interim Section Head, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Director, Primary Care Analytics Team (PCAT) for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Primary Care (OPC)
Research Interests: Patient-centered medical home, diabetes self-management, chronic disease management, community health workers
Opportunities for fellows: Dr. Nelson has provided mentorship to numerous trainees from the medical student to the PhD post-doctoral fellow and Assistant Professor level. She was nominated for the 2015 and 2020 UW Department of Medicine Mentoring Award and for the 2019 UW School of Medicine Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty Award.
Mentoring philosophy: Mentoring needs to include some knowledge of the whole person -- holistically understanding the mentees goals for their personal life and professional career. I strive to help mentee develop their own scholarly path with individual goals. Mentees require diverse types of assistance from mentors, including advice, advocacy, making connections, providing opportunities, building skills, and fostering independence. I love mentoring because it’s a two-way street of knowledge exchange and idea generation.