Sarah A. Keim, Ph.D.

Professional Background

Dr. Sarah Keim, PhD, is a Professor of Surgery and Assistant Dean for Foundational Sciences at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Keim was born and raised in Chadron, Nebraska. She attended Chadron State College for her undergraduate education and received a bachelor’s in Medical Technology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She later completed her PhD in Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Keim joined our faculty in 2020.
Dr. Keim's focus is on medical education. She has taught anatomy, embryology, neuroscience, and histology to medical, physical therapy, and physician assistant students in the past. Her research interests include utilizing and promoting the use of lightly-embalmed cadavers as a model for clinical procedures and also active learning strategies to promote learning.

• Other, Pre Medical Technology, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE
• BS, Medical Technology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
• PhD, Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

• American Association of Clinical Anatomist Meeting Manager, Meeting Manager, 2021 - 2023
• American Association of Anatomy, Member, 2008 - Present

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• Applied Clinical Learning in the Anatomy Lab: Upper and Lower Extremity Spasticity Anatomy and Injection Clinical Anchor, Medical Alumni Innovative Teaching Fund (MATIF)

• Lam Christopher M, Keim Sarah A, Sayed Dawood, Abd-Elsayed Alaa, Gulati Amitabh, Schatman Miachael E., Deer Timothy, Latif Usman. 2024. Novel Implantation Technique for Thoracoabdominal Peripheral Nerve Stimulation via a Transversus Abdominal Plane Approach for Treatment of Chronic Abdominal Pain. Journal of Pain Research, 17, 981-987
• Dalla Shreeya, Balanoff Christa, Keim Sarah A., Berbel German. 2023. Beyond the Red Line: A course to provide the foundations for medical student surgical success in the operating room and beyond.. Global Surgical Education, 3 (28)
• Lam Christopher, Keim Sarah A, Latif Usman. 2023. Novel implantation technique for pudendal nerve peripheral nerve stimulation for treatment of chronic pelvic pain. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
• Keim Sarah A, Harmon DJ, Martindale JR. 2023. A clinical perspective. Anat Sci Educ
• Hughes Dorothy, Keim Sarah A., Fontes Joseph D.. 2023. Equivalent performance of exam items associated with case-based learning, flipped classroom, and lecture in a pre-clerkship medical curriculum . Medical Science Educator
• Zink Holly R, Keim Sarah A, Chollet-Hinton Lynn, Cernik Collin, Larson Kelsey E. 2023. Equal Opportunities in Academic Research Development? Faculty Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Research Administration. Journal of Research Administration, 54 (2)
• Hughes Dorothy, Keim Sarah A., Fontes Joseph D.. 2023. Equivalent performance of exam items associated with case-based learning, flipped classroom, and lecture in a pre-clerkship medical curriculum . Medical Science Educator
• NA Youjin, Clary D, Rose-Reneau Zachary, Segars Larry, Hanson Andrea, Brauer Phillip, Wright Barth, Keim Sarah A. 2021. Spatial Visualization of Human Anatomy through Art Using Technical Drawing Exercises. Anatomical Sciences Education, 2021 (Apr 2)