Karen Lawson
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Credentials
MD

Graduate Faculty, Co-Director, Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching Program
Biography

Bio

Karen Lawson, MD, ABIHM, NBC-HWC, is an Asst. Professor of University of Minnesota's Family Medicine and Community Health, and Co-Director of Integrative Health Coaching at the Earl E. Bakkan Center for Spirituality and Healing. She is a physician, board-certified in both Family Medicine, and Integrative and Holistic Medicine. She was the 2003/5 President of the American Holistic Medical Association, and a founding Diplomat of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine. Dr. Lawson is active in undergraduate and graduate medical education; teaches in the Center's graduate courses; and, since 2005, founded and co-directs the MA and graduate certificate programs in Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching. Karen is a co-founder and executive board member of the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (www.nbhwc.org).

Research Summary

Health Coaching Health Professional Wellbeing
Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Thomas, M. R., Dyrbye, L. N., Huntington, J. L., Lawson, K. L., Novotny, P. J., Sloan, J. A., Shanafelt, T. D., 2007. How do distress and well-being relate to medical student empathy? A multicenter study. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 22 (2): 177-183.
Dyrbye, L. N., Thomas, M. R., Huntington, J. L., Lawson, K. L., Novotny, P. J., Sloan, J. A., Shanafelt, T. D., 2006. Personal life events and medical student burnout: A multicenter study. Academic Medicine, 81 (4): 374-384.
Lawson, K. L., Horneffer, K. J., 2002. Roots and Wings:A Pilot of a Mind-Body-Spirit Program. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 20 (3): 250-263.
Selected Presentations

Selected Presentations

Lawson, K. L., Hart, P., Zhang, L. "An Experiential Model for Teaching Comparative Systems of Medicine", North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Consortium of Academic Health Centers in Integrative Medicine, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. May 01, 2006.
Thomas, M. R., Dyrbye, L. N., Huntington, J. L., Lawson, K. L., Novotny, P., Sloan, J., Shanafelt, T. "A Multicenter Study Comparing Burnout, Depression and Quality of Life in Minority and Non-minority Medical Students in the US", Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) annual meeting, September 01, 2005.
Thomas, M. R., Dyrbye, L. N., Huntington, J. L., Lawson, K. L., Novotny, P., Sloan, J., Shanafelt, T. "A Multicenter Study Evaluating the Effects of Personal Well-being on Specialty Choice Among U.S. Medical Students", Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) annual meeting, September 01, 2005.
Dyrbye, L., Thomas, M., Huntington, J., Lawson, K. L., Novotny, P., Sloan, J., Shanafelt, T. "A Multicenter Study of the Impact of Personal Life Events on Burnout and Depression in American Medical Students", American Association of Medical Colleges, 2005 annual conference, January 01, 2005.
Lawson, K. L., Swenson, R. "An Integrated Approach to Women with Eating Disorders in a Residential Treatment Setting: An Observational Study from the Anna Westin House,", University of MN Women's Health Research Conference 2004: Advancing Women's Health—Cultivating Interdisciplinary Research, January 01, 2004.