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Forest Kim

Clinical Associate Professor - Economics

Contact Information

Email:	Forest_Kim@baylor.edu
Mailing Address:	One Bear Place #98003 Waco, TX  76706
Office Location:	Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation 410.34

Educational Background

• PHD - Health Services Research, University Of Washington
• MBA, University Of Texas San Antonio
• MHA - Health Care Administration, Baylor University
• MA, Chapman University
• BS - Physiological Science, University Of California Los Angeles

Work Experience

• Associate Professor and Program Director, University of the Incarnate Word (August 2017 - May 2019)
• Clinical Associate Professor and Program Director, Baylor University (June 2017 - Present)
• Program Director & Assistant Professor, Army-Baylor Graduate Program in Health & Business Administration, San Antonio, TX (June 2014 - July 2017)
• Advisor to Afghan Surgeons General/ Armed Forces Academy of Medical Sciences Advisory Team Leader, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan (November 2013 - May 2014)
• Assistant Professor & Deputy Directory (MHA), Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Health & Business Administration (August 2009 - October 2013)
• Deputy Director, Department of Healthcare Operations, Brooke Army Medical Center (June 2005 - June 2006)
• Healthcare Administrator, Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center (May 2003 - June 2005)
• Human Resources and Logistics Manager (Company Commander), B & Medical Holding Company, Madigan Army Medical Center (October 1999 - March 2001)
• Healthcare Administrator, Department of Family Practice, Madigan Army Medical Center (October 1998 - September 1999)
• Healthcare Administrator, Ft. Lewis & Yakima Troop Clinics, Madigan Army Medical Center (May 1997 - September 1998)
• Healthcare Administrator, Department of Anesthesia & Operative Services, Madigan Army Medical Center (February 1997 - May 1997)
• Chief Operating Officer, 168th Area Support Medical Battalion, 18th MEDCOM (January 1996 - January 1997)

Consulting

• Management, Good Seed Publishing, San Antonio, TX (January 2013 - March 2013)
• Management, U.S. Army Operating Room Technician Program (68D), Fort Sam Houston, TX (November 2011 - February 2012)
• Community Service, Lifehouse Church, San Antonio, TX (May 2011 - September 2012)
• Management, Interservice Physicians Assistant Program, Fort Sam Houston, TX (May 2010 - June 2011)

Awards and Honors

• Higher Education Network Award, American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) (March 2023)
• Meritorious Service Medal, Department of the Army (October 2017)
• American College of Healthcare Executives Regent Career Award, American College of Healthcare Executives (March 2017)
• Order of Military Medical Merit, U.S. Army Medical Department (December 2015)
• Honorable Mention, Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Academic, Military Health System Research Symposium (August 2015)
• Bronze Star Medal, Department of the Army (May 2014)
• Meritorious Service Medal, Department of the Army (October 2013)
• Instructor of the Year Award, Army-Baylor MHA/MBA Program (June 2013)
• Researcher of the Year Award, South Texas ACHE (January 2013)
• Distinguished Faculty Service Award, Army-Baylor MHA/MBA Program (June 2012)
• Professor of the Semester, Army-Baylor MHA/MBA Program (June 2010)
• ACHE Early Career Healthcare Executive Award, American College of Healthcare Executives (2006)
• Meritorious Service Medal, Department of the Army (2006)
• Army Achievement Medal, Department of the Army (2003)
• Meritorious Service Medal, Department of the Army (2001)
• Army Achievement Medal, Department of the Army (1999)
• Meritorious Service Medal, Department of the Army (1999)
• Army Achievement Medal, Department of the Army (1998)
• Army Commendation Medal, Department of the Army (1997)
• George C. Marshall Award, The George C. Marshall Foundation (1995)

Licensures and Certifications

• Fellow, ACHE, American College of Healthcare Executives (2007 - Present)
• Voluntary Leadership Executive Certificate, Chapman University (2000 - Present)

Professional Memberships

• Board Member, Central Texas Chapter, American College of Healthcare Executives (June 2019 - Present)
• South Texas Chapter, American College of Healthcare Executives (August 2009 - May 2019)
• Academy of Management
• American College of Healthcare Executives
• Army-Baylor Alumni Network
• Association of University Programs in Health Administration

Publications

Teaching and Learning Scholarship

"Recovering Airrosti Remote Recovery," (April 2023) (coauthors: Neil Fleming).

Basic or Discovery Scholarship

"Is Hospital Value Based Purchasing Program Associated with Reduced Hospital Readmissions?," Journal Of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, (April 2022) (coauthors: Zachary Whitaker, Bradley Beauvais, Benjamin Anderson).

Applied or Integration/Application Scholarship

"Somebody Call a DOCTOR! Using Reverse Innovation to Improve Healthcare Management in Response to COVID-19," Health Management Policy Innovation, (November 2021) (coauthors: Liam Ferraira).

"Renovating healthcare facility maintenance planning: A case study from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center," Health Environments Research Design Herd, Vol. 14, No. 4, (June 2021), pp. 416-428 (coauthors: Bryan Spear, Angela Kinart, Bradley M. Beauvais).

Basic or Discovery Scholarship

""Throw you to the wolves” and other strategies for developing the interpersonal skills of recent entrants to healthcare management: A mixed methods study.," Journal of Health Administration Education, Vol. 38, No. 3, (November 2020), pp. 727-763 (coauthors: Mark Bonica, Lawrence M. Johnson, Douglas Swift, Bradley M. Beauvais, A. David Mangelsdorff).

Teaching and Learning Scholarship

"Teaching Disparities to Healthcare Administration Students from the "Business Side": A Case Study Using Long-Term Services and Supports," Journal of Health Administration Education, Vol. 38, No. 2, (September 2020), pp. 485-506 (coauthors: Darren Liu, Burston).

Applied or Integration/Application Scholarship

"A Reformed Individual Market for All: Using Long-Term Health Insurance to Limit Fragmentation," Health Management Policy Innovation, Vol. 4, No. 3, (October 2019) (coauthors: Michael Richards).

Basic or Discovery Scholarship

"Does Patient Safety Pay? Evaluating the Association Between Surgical Care Improvement Project Performance and Hospital Profitability," Journal of Healthcare Management, Vol. 64, No. 3, (May 2019), pp. 142--154 (coauthors: Brad Beauvais, Jason Richter, Greg Sickels, Torry Hook, Sean Kiley, Thomas Horal).

Teaching and Learning Scholarship

"Evaluation of Content Delivery Modalities to Support Health Management Education," Journal of Health Administration Education, Vol. 36, No. 2, (January 2019), pp. 169--190 (coauthors: Brad Beauvais, Glen Gilson, Tyler Towers, Laura McMullen, Jennifer Cournoyer, Cory Moore).

Basic or Discovery Scholarship

"Doing well by doing good: Evaluating the influence of patient safety performance on hospital financial outcomes," Health Care Manage Review, Vol. 44, No. 1, (January 2019), pp. 2--9 (coauthors: Brad Beauvais, Jason Richter).

"Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is associated with cardiovascular disease in US Military centers," Texas Heart Institute Journal, Vol. 45, No. 3, (June 2018), pp. 144--150 (coauthors: John E Thomas, Seungho Kang, Charles J Wyatt, Mangelsdorff, A David, Fred Weigel).

"Implications of early and guideline adherent physical therapy for low back pain on utilization and costs," BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 15, No. 1, (March 2015), pp. 150 (coauthors: John D Childs, Julie M Fritz, Samuel S Wu, Timothy W Flynn, Robert S Wainner, Eric K Robertson, Steven Z George).

"Factors associated with adoption of health information technology: a conceptual model based on a systematic review," JMIR Medical Informatics, Vol. 2, No. 1, (May 2014) (coauthors: Clemens Scott Kruse, Jonathan DeShazo, Lawrence Fulton).

Applied or Integration/Application Scholarship

"The Military Managed Care Health System," , Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett, 2013 (coauthors: Coppola M Nicholas, Hudak P. Ron, Fulton Lawrence, Harrison P J, Kerr Bernie).

"Is the ASVAB ST composite score a reliable predictor of first attempt graduation for the United States operating room specialist course?," Military Medicine, Vol. 177, No. 11, (November 2012), pp. 1352-8 (coauthors: Joel Grant, Angel L. Vargas, Robert A. Holcek, Carolyn H. Watson, Jennifer Grant).

Teaching and Learning Scholarship

"Portfolios in the applied setting: Assessing student performance & competency achievement in graduate management education," (October 2012) (coauthors: Bradley B. Beauvais, Lawrence Johnson, Matthew S. Brooks, Paul R. Brezinski).

Presentations and Proceedings

"Program planning in uncertain times," presented at the Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting, Virtual Conference, June 2021 (coauthors: Karen Volmar, Jami Jones).

"Exceeding expectations: Ensure your students are obtaining competencies.," presented at the Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 2019 (coauthors: Chris Nesser, Lynn Downs, Kevin LaFrance).