Kierstin Kennedy, MD, MSHA, FACP, SFHM

Hospital Medicine

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

Adults

Languages

English

About Kierstin Kennedy

Biography

Kierstin Cates Kennedy, MD, MSHA is a med-peds trained academic hospitalist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she holds a rank of clinical associate professor of medicine and serves as Chief of Hospital Medicine. She is fellowship trained in quality improvement in healthcare via the VA Quality Scholars Program and focuses her QI efforts on improving bedside procedure outcomes, identifying and improving meaningful hospital based quality metrics and educational and professional development of hospitalists.

Title

Chief Medical Officer

Faculty Appointment

Clinical Professor

Research Interests

Quality and Process Improvement (Outcomes related to bedside procedures, inpatient operations, discharge efficiency), Leadership and Professional Development.

Awards & Recognition

Senior Fellow, Society of Hospital Medicine
Fellow, American College of Physicians
2017 ACLGIM Unified Leadership Training in Diversity Fellow
2017 Deans Excellence Award for Service, Junior Faculty