Dr. Dr Susie Kim

Dr Kim has made major contributions to nursing education and practice which have earned her international recognition.She is Professor and former Dean of the College of Nursing Science at the Ewha Women's University in Seoul, Korea and is the Director of the Research Institute of Nursing Science and the Chair of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Division.

In the field of mental health, Dr. Kim used qualitative research methodology to develop eight interpersonal caring techniques for improving self esteem.The techniques have been widely tested and proven effective for chronic psychiatric and hospice care patients in Korea.

In nursing practice, she designed and established the first community-based mental health nurse care centre in Korea.The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recognised the effectiveness of the centre in rehabilitating long-term medical patients at an affordable cost in Korea and in other developing countries.UNDP supported her pilot project in 1996-98, which resulted in 15 additional community based centres.

She earned her BS in Nursing in 1963 and a Master in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and Nursing Education in 1969 from the Ewha Women's University.She earned a Doctor of Nursing Science (DNSc) in 1978 from Boston University in the United States.Dr. Kim was the first nurse with a doctorate degree in nursing in Korea.

Dr. Kim lectures around the world.She has published over 100 articles and 13 books on nursing.