Dr. David Kim

Assistant Professor

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Biography

David D. Kim, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Chicago. His interdisciplinary research focuses on integrating health economics, policy evaluation, and decision modeling to advance value-based healthcare decision-making. Dr. Kim's work has aimed at defining and measuring the value of health interventions, guiding policies to promote the use of high-value care while discouraging low-value care. He has developed innovative analytical frameworks for economic evaluation, including disease simulation models, which have been published in leading journals such as JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Health Affairs. Dr. Kim is an active member of the World Health Organization’s Guidelines Development Group for GLP-1 receptor agonists in obesity management and serves on the Midwest Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council. He is also the Associate Method Editor for Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
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TOEFL
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Required:26
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IELTS
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Required:7
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Overall
Required:7
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Department of Philosophy