Kaz (Katharine) Nelson
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Credentials
MD

Associate Designated Institutional Official, Office of Graduate Medical Education, Associate Professor
Biography

Bio

I am a psychiatrist and advocate for compassionate and effective care through high-quality education and innovation for people living with psychiatric illnesses. I work in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Minnesota Medical School and at the University of Minnesota Medical Center providing inpatient psychiatry services. Medical education leadership has been the focus of my career and I have published, presented, and developed educational materials nationally and internationally as director of the UMN Psychiatry Education Research Laboratory (PERLab). 

I am a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. My clinical interests lie in the area of best practices in the diagnosis and management of severe personality disorders, suicide, and psychotherapeutic communication with patients in acute settings. I also serve in the position of Associate Designated Institutional Official with leadership responsibilities across residency and fellowship programs.

Expertise

  • Personality disorders
  • Self-injury and suicide

Administrative Assistant

(for academic support only)
Natasha Hampton-Anderson
nhampton@umn.edu

In the Media

Clinical Summary

Dr. Nelson practices at the University of Minnesota Medical Center and her clinical interests lie in the area of best practices in the diagnosis and management of severe personality disorders, suicide, and psychotherapeutic communication with patients in acute settings.

Education

MD, University of Minnesota Medical School
BA, University of Minnesota, Morris
Major: Psychology
Minor: Biology

Fellowships, Residencies, and Visiting Engagements

Residency,
University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Psychiatry

Licensures and Certifications

DEA
MN Board of Medical Practice
Certified in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Honors and Recognition

Psychiatrist of the Year, Minnesota Psychiatric Society
Invited Keynote Speaker, The iamboarderline Laurice Reed Resiliency Foundation President's Dinner
Teacher of the Year, Selected by the PGY1 Psychiatry Residents
Dr. Robert W. Cranston Scholarship
Invited Keynote Speaker, Healthcare Innovation Challenge, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
Invited Faculty Speaker at the Gold Humanism Honor Society
Invited Editor (multiple), Psychiatric Annals
Service of Excellence Award, I am Borderline Laurice Reed Resilience Foundation
Invited Guest Faculty Facilitator at the Gold Humanism Honor Society, Pre-Match Retreat for Fourth Year Medical Students
Induction Ceremony Invited Keynote Speaker, Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
American Psychiatric Association Grant Awardee, Junior Research Colloquium
Dr. Burtrum C. and Evelyn P. Schiele Scholarship
Dr. Lee and Bonnie Espeland Scholarship
"Top Doctor", Minnesota Monthly Magazine
Teacher of the Year, Selected by the PGY2 Psychiatry Residents (multiple)
University of Minnesota Inauguration of President Joan Gabel panel participant
First Place Poster: Innovations in Medical Education, Annual meeting of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education Psychiatry (ADMSEP)
Invited Keynote Speaker (multiple), Fourth Year Medical Students Match Day Ceremony
Dean's Distinguished Teaching Award, "2nd Year Medical Students" (multiple)
Convener, Statewide Summit on Mental Health, University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State System
"Rising Star" (multiple), Mpls/St. Paul Magazine
2021 University of Minnesota nominee for the national AOA Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award
National Alliance on Mental Illness Exemplary Psychiatrist Award (Minnesota)
University of Minnesota Physicians Clinical Excellence Honoree
Dr. Hulda Thelander Scholarship

Professional Memberships

Minnesota Medical Association
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Association for Academic Psychiatry
American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training
Minnesota Psychiatric Society
Psi Chi Psychological Honor Society in Psychology
Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Sims, E., Nelson, K. J., Sisti, D., 2021. Borderline personality disorder, therapeutic privilege, integrated care: is it ethical to withhold a psychiatric diagnosis?. Journal of Medical Ethics, 48 (11): 801-804.
Wichser, L., Homans, J., Leppink, E. W., Savage, W., Nelson, K. J., 2021. The Minnesota Arc: A New Model for Teaching the Psychiatric Interview to Medical Students Serving on Their Psychiatry Clerkship. Academic Psychiatry,
Pérez Ortiz, J. M., Koch, S. N., Nelson, K. J. , 2020. Suspected double delusional infestation involving pets in the veterinary setting. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 32 (3): 216-218.
PubMed ID: 32722732.
Westlund Schreiner, M., Klimes-Dougan, B., Mueller, B. A., Nelson, K. J., Lim, K. O., Cullen, K. R., 2019. Neurocircuitry associated with symptom dimensions at baseline and with change in borderline personality disorder. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 290 58-65.
Dirlam, C., Vallera, V., Nelson, K. J., Bass, D., 2018. A Psychiatry Resident's Perspective of the "Virtual Preceptor" as an Electronic Medical Record Clinical Education Support Tool. Academic Psychiatry, 42 (5): 741-742.
Cullen, K. R., Klimes-Dougan, B., Westlund Schreiner, M., Carstedt, P., Marka, N., Nelson, K., Miller, M. J., Reigstad, K., Westervelt, A., Gunlicks-Stoessel, M., Eberly, L. E., 2018. N-Acetylcysteine for Nonsuicidal Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents: An Open-Label Pilot Study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 28 (2): 136-144.
Bernadino, M., Nelson, K. J., 2017. FIGHT to remember PTSD. Current Psychiatry, 16 (8): 17.
Frank, A., Zagoloff, A., Long, B., Moen, R., Nelson, K.J., 2016. An introduction to psychotherapy for medical students. MedEdPORTAL, 12 10332.
Thorsness, K. R., Nelson, K. J., 2015. A 15-year-old boy with aggression and paranoia. Psychiatric Annals, 9 447-451.
Garber, C., Bernadino, M., Tomashek, J., Nelson, K.J., The Development and Implementation of a Patient Continuity Conference in a Psychiatry Residency Program. Academic Psychiatry, 42 (2): 233-236.
Selected Presentations

Selected Presentations

Nelson, K. J. "Borderline personality disorder: Medications and related management strategies", Community-based advocacy organization TARA4BPD, New York, New York, November 01, 2022.
Nelson, K. J. "Effective Communication in Difficult Circumstances using the Minnesota Arc", University of TexasHealth Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds Huffington Lecture Series, Houston, Texas, October 14, 2022.
Odebunmi, T., Nelson, K. J., Jibson, M. "Be a part of the consensus rating process! The New Online Training Module to Prepare Clinical Skills Evaluation (CSE) Examiners in Psychiatry", Annual Meeting of the Association for Academic Psychiatry, Denver, Colorado, September 09, 2022.
Nelson, K. J., Choi-Kain, L "Clinical Updates: Management of Borderline Personality Disorder", Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Virtual Platform, June 09, 2022.
Nelson, K. J., Choi-Kain, L. "Clinical Updates: Management of Borderline Personality Disorder", Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 24, 2022.
Odebunmi, T., Nelson, K. J., Wichser, L., Jibson, M. "An Openly Available Online Training Module to Prepare Clinical Skills Evaluation (CSE) Examiners in Psychiatry", Annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 22, 2022.
Nelson, K. J. "How to work with people who are difficult for you using the Minnesota Arc", Grand Rounds Webinar presented to the Department of Psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente, Southern California, Fontana, California, March 31, 2022.
Odebunmi, T., Nelson, K. J., Jibson, M. "Join the consensus rating process! The New Online Training Module to Prepare Clinical Skills Evaluation (CSE) Examiners in Psychiatry", Annual Meeting of The American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training, virtual platform due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, virtual platform due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, March 11, 2022.
Nelson, K. J. "Mental Health and Wellness During a Pandemic", Presented at the University of Minnesota Office of Academic Clinical Affairs webinar series:, Mini Medical School: Health and Wellness During a Pandemic, November 08, 2021.
Wichser, L., Homans, J., Nelson, K. J. "Teaching Teachers the Interview Arc: A concise and elegant model for engaging learners in the patient interview", Association for Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 15, 2018.
Contact

Contact

Address

Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, F282/2A West Building, 2450 Riverside Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55454