Dr. Kim, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an interdisciplinary scholar of moral philosophy and clinical and public health ethics. His research interests include ethics education, clinician moral distress, end-of-life care, and health justice. Dr. Kim grew up abroad in several different countries before settling in the U.S. He completed his B.A. in history, M.P.H. in social and behavioral sciences, M.A.R. in ethics, Ph.D. in religious ethics, and fellowship in clinical medical ethics. Rooted in these diverse experiences, his research examines ethical and policy issues in health care by attending to basic questions of self, community, and culture. He has published widely in leading journals of bioethics, medical education, medicine, and public health, and serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Intensive Care Medicine.

Dr. Kim joined the Center for Ethics in Health Care at OHSU in June 2026 as Associate Professor and holder of the Madeline Brill Nelson Chair in Ethics Education. He serves as the faculty lead for the Oregon Bioethics and Humanities Colloquium (OBHC), Madeline Brill Nelson Speaker Series in Ethics Education, and Kinsman Bioethics Conference, and teaches ethics in the Pain Intercessions at OHSU School of Medicine. Prior to joining the Center, Dr. Kim was Associate Professor at the Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College, where he directed the ethics course for clinical students, taught clinical and public health ethics in the graduate studies program, and served as a clinical ethics consultant.

Dr. Kim enjoys reading and aspiring to read more, taking walks, biking to work, and being with his wife, Megumi, and their two children.