Director, Professional Education
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Contact Information
Patient Care Related:Biosketch
Kristine Gibson, MD, is the current Director of Professional Education.聽 In this role, she coordinates professional development assessments of students in the MD degree program and serves as the chair of the Professionalism Subcommittee of the MSPC.聽 She also oversees the Interprofessional Education 4-year curriculum and is the chair of the WMED Interprofessional Education Workgroup.聽 Dr. Gibson is involved in Resident as Teacher curriculum, as well as faculty development.
Dr. Gibson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, providing specialty care for adolescents with eating disorders at WMed and consultations at Bronson Children's Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI.聽 Academic interests and current research are focused on the care of patients with eating disorders in the community setting, interprofessional education and practice, DEI/Belonging, psychological safety, resident and student as teacher curriculum, and professional identity formation.聽 Dr. Gibson currently serves on the Bronson Health Foundation distribution committee, is past president and current member of the Southwest Michigan Eating Disorders Association, and is an active member of the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics.
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Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
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Education and Training
- Residency 1997, Pediatrics, DeVos Children's Hospital, Michigan State University
- MD 1994, School of Medicine, Indiana University
- BA 1991, Biomedical Sciences and Music, University of Michigan
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Language Fluency
- English, fluent
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Research
- eating disorder treatment
- competency based medical education
- Interprofessional Education
- Early Childhood Development
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Publications
Porter-Stransky K.A., Horneffer-Ginter K.J., Bauler L.D., Gibson K.M., Haymaker C.M., Rothney M. BMC Medical Education. 2024;24
Porter-Stransky K.A., Gibson K., VanDerKolk K., Edwards R.A., Graves L.E., Smith E., Dickinson B.L. How Medical Students Apply Their Biomedical Science Knowledge to Patient Care in the Family Medicine Clerkship Medical Science Educator. 2023;33:63-72.
Amin S., Gibson K.M., Bines D. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2021;68:659-668.
Busha M.E., McMillen B., Greene J., Gibson K., Milnes C., Ziemkowski P. BMC Medical Education. 2021;21
Busha M., Gibson K., Sheakley M., Greene J. Academic Medicine. 2020;95:S258-S261.
Dickinson B.L., Gibson K., VanDerKolk K., Greene J., Rosu C.A., Navedo D.D., Porter-Stransky K.A., Graves L.E. BMC medical education. 2020;20:428.
Dickinson B.L., Gibson K., Vanderkolk K., Greene J., Rosu C.A., Navedo D.D., Porter-Stransky K.A., Graves L.E. BMC Medical Education. 2020;20
Singleterry L., Vliem S., Gibson K., Gaynor S.T. Interprofessional improvement of interprofessional teaching practices Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice. 2019;14:43-46.
Greydanus D.E., Gibson K. Tic disorders Behavioral Pediatrics: Fourth Edition. 2015:341-352.
Greydanus D.E., Gibson K. Perspectives on pediatric immunizations: Proven protection for the world's children and adolescents Tropical Pediatrics: A Public Health Concern of International Proportions: Second Edition. 2012:21-57.
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Presentations
- Resident nutritional support guide. Joshi P, Gibson K, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- Developing a Culture of Psychological Safety: Microlearning, Infographics, and Champions. Porter-Stransky K, Haymaker C, Gibson K, Rothney M, Chan T, Horneffer-Ginter K, 2023 AAMC Group on Institutional Planning National Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 04/2023
- The Words We Use: Identifying the Preferred Lexicon for Predictors of Physician Burnout. Horneffer-Ginter K, Greene J, Apple R, Graves L, Gibson K, Tullio J, Kaufman A, 36th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2019