Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) position in Health Information Technology Dr. Hyung Nam Kim is looking for a graduate student (Master’s or Doctoral student) at the College of Nursing (CON) who is willing to conduct health information technology research with him. Job Title: Graduate Research Assistant at CON (funding available for a qualified student) Commitment: 20 hours/week, beginning spring semester 2015 College: College of Nursing Dr. Kim’s Academic Background: Dr. Kim earned his master’s and doctorate degrees from the Virginia Tech’s Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics program in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. His research interests include mobile health (mHealth) that is designed based on human-computer interaction and human factors design principles to improve the quality of health care. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Tennessee - College of Nursing, he was a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine (Dept. of Pediatrics). His Recent Research: Dr. Kim worked with Northwestern’s Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago to support very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and their parents, with attention to post-discharge concerns. His co-authored study published in the Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing delivered a list of the NICU parents’ concerns, many of which can be addressed with improved discharge informational exchanges and anticipatory guidance. In Study 1, he applied his knowledge of human factors and human-computer interaction to elicit the parents’ needs and translate them into design features for a technology intervention through focus groups and interviews with NICU parents, neonatologists, and pediatricians. A NICU-2-Home (N2H) health application (app) was therefore developed in collaboration with Motorola, Inc. (see Figure 1). Study 2 was a feasibility study to assess the degree to which the N2H app improves parent’s self-efficacy and enhances parental involvement in their infant care. The results of his feasibility study showed that the app helped NICU parents feel more competent in parents’ ability to care for their baby. His study did lead to a better understanding of the needs of NICU parents of VLBW infants as they transition to home, which can be applied to other NICUs, with modification even to newborn nursery populations, and may facilitate the establishment of a medical home. This study provides real-world evidence of the use of health information technology applications and their ability to affect health and parenting outcomes. Figure 1. The N2H health app supporting parents of premature infants going home from the NICU His Future Research: Dr. Kim’s future research interests are directed towards a long-term goal of understanding how to build robust health information technology to improve the quality of health care, preventing medical errors, and improving access to health care. Seeking a GRA with the following skills: 1. NVivo 2. Qualitative data collection methods (e.g., interviews or focus groups with health care providers, patients, family, or both) 3. Content analysis methods (e.g., analysis of interview/focus group transcriptions) You will be expected to: 1. Collect data using various qualitative research methods 2. Conduct a content analysis by using the grounded theory; you should use the software NVivo. 3. Document the results of the study For the project management point of view, you will be expected to: 1. Send your weekly report (MS Word/NVivo) 1-2 day(s) before the weekly meeting 2. Attend the weekly meeting at CON to brief your weekly report Preferences: Dr. Kim will clearly appreciate some leadership experience, strong language and communication skills, and a good portion of "can-do" attitude. The preferred candidate will take on his/her given tasks with strong commitment and deliver expected results in time. You can stay focused and be productive in a complex setting with multiple goals and expectations. Application: If you are interested in health information technology and conducting research with Dr. Kim, please contact Dr. Kim at [email protected]. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Kim: Hyung Nam Kim, PhD Assistant Professor Fellow of Health Information Technology and Simulation Lab (HITS Lab) University of Tennessee College of Nursing 1200 Volunteer Blvd, Rm 331 Knoxville, TN 37996 [email protected] P: (865) 974-2369, F: (865) 974-3569 http://humanfactors.utk.edu