Karen Kilpatrick
Rochester
Summary
Dedicated professional with over 20 years of experience in health-related organizations, excelling in program management, process improvement, and relationship building. Motivated and supportive team member with exceptional attention to detail and communication skills. Driven to learn, improve, and succeed.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Membership and Fellowships
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
01.2024 - Current
- Provide leadership and support across all areas of the society including membership, fellowship training, continuing education, volunteer management, governance, and general administration.
- Manage complex membership process including oral and written exams, thesis submission and review, and interviews.
- Oversee fellowship process, in-service exam development and administration, and program director applications.
Program Coordinator, Meetings and Foundation
American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
04.2023 - 12.2023
- Coordinated committee review and acceptance process for over 320 submitted abstracts.
- Edited all abstracts according to AMA Manual of Style and internal style guide.
- Procured ultrasound and electrodiagnostic equipment for over 40 in-person workshops.
Editor, Healthier Sleep Magazine
World Sleep Society
08.2022 - 03.2023
- Determined magazine issue themes and article topics.
- Recruited and interviewed subject matter experts.
- Retained contract writers and assign articles to be created.
- Edited all magazine content, tailoring to the needs of the intended audience.
One Stop Counselor
University of Minnesota Rochester
03.2022 - 07.2022
- Counseled current and prospective students on financial aid, student accounts, and student records.
- Addressed student concerns regarding account charges by working other departments.
- Created and presented to incoming students and their families an overview of cost of attendance and financial aid.
Program Manager, Examinations
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
02.2014 - 02.2022
- Orchestrated the development, publication, and delivery of all board certification examinations with contributions from physician leadership, subject matter experts (SMEs), and board staff.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with board directors, volunteers, and vendors.
- Fostered high-functioning and open relationships as a leader on a cross-functional team.
- Maintained a secure internal bank of over 3,000 multiple choice items and over 100 oral exam vignettes, guiding the development of content in needed areas.
- Executed a rapid shift from in-person oral examinations to a virtual format in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, training over 150 examiners remotely on exam content, techniques, format, and technology.
- Facilitated the development of a customized longitudinal assessment program for continuous certification by working closely with board directors, SMEs, and staff psychometrician to determine content of questions and frequency of delivery.
- Partnered with software programmer to develop a customized item bank to house multiple-choice test items.
- Increased efficiency of in-person committee meeting time by creating a process for remote exam review using a secure file-sharing platform.
Program Coordinator, Examinations
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
09.2006 - 01.2014
- Coordinated the development of examination content for all primary and subspecialty certification examinations and the production of the annual in-person oral examination.
- Recruited and retained physician volunteers to serve as item writers and reviewers, maintaining accurate records of their participation.
- Managed timelines for content development comprising multiple stages of review.
- Produced materials for in-person committee meetings, exam assemblies, and content review sessions.
- Orchestrated the development of a new Brain Injury Medicine subspecialty examination including the development of the examination blueprint, identification and recruitment of item writers and reviewers, and coordination of content development.
- Edited examination content, correcting grammar and spelling errors and aligning with the American Medical Association Manual of Style and internal style guide.
Education
Master of Science - Community Counseling
Winona State University
Winona, MN12.2004
Bachelor of Science - Dietetics
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI05.2001
Skills
- Project management
- Content development
- Board committee support
- Database management
- Volunteer management
- Process improvement
- Presentation skills
- Microsoft Office
- Medical terminology
- Editing
- Meeting facilitation
- Relationship building
Timeline
Manager, Membership and Fellowships
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
01.2024 - Current
Program Coordinator, Meetings and Foundation
American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
04.2023 - 12.2023
Editor, Healthier Sleep Magazine
World Sleep Society
08.2022 - 03.2023
One Stop Counselor
University of Minnesota Rochester
03.2022 - 07.2022
Program Manager, Examinations
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
02.2014 - 02.2022
Program Coordinator, Examinations
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
09.2006 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Science - Dietetics
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Master of Science - Community Counseling
Winona State University
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