Dr. Kristin Olson

Associate Professor

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Biography

Kristin Alexis Olson is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor and Associate Dean of Curriculum in Medical Education at UC Davis Health. Her clinical expertise lies in surgical pathology, focusing on gastrointestinal and hepatic surgical pathology for both adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Olson is committed to providing tissue-based diagnoses and has a special clinical interest in conditions such as eosinophilic esophagitis, various forms of colitis, and cancers of the gastrointestinal tract and liver. Her research interests encompass medical education, informatics, and the application of artificial intelligence and deep learning in pathology. She has actively engaged in various research projects focusing on primary sclerosing cholangitis, steatohepatitis due to fatty liver disease, and inflammatory neoplastic processes affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Dr. Olson has received numerous awards for her dedication to teaching, including the UC Davis School of Medicine Outstanding Basic Sciences Instructor Award and the UC Davis Health Pathology Department Faculty Professionalism Award. She completed her medical degree at the Ohio State University College of Medicine and has trained in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at the University of New Mexico and UCLA Health.

Research Interests

Experience

Vice Chair

2011-01-01 — Present

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UC Davis Health • Sacramento, CA

Oversee department operations and contribute to curriculum development for medical education.

Associate Dean Curriculum

2018-01-01 — Present

UC Davis Health • Sacramento, CA

Manage the development and implementation of medical curriculum.

Awards

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Outstanding Basic Sciences Instructor Award

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Excellence in Teaching Award

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Faculty Professionalism Award

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Kaiser Teaching Award

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Faculty Teaching Award

Requirements for University of California, Davis

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field ECS 120 (Theory of Computation) ECS 122A (Algorithm Design and Analysis) ECS 140A (Programming Languages) or ECS 160 (Software Engineering) ECS 150 (Operating Systems) or ECS 154B (Computer Architecture)
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science. GRE is NOT required.