Theresa Kim, PhD, MS
@tyk314.net
She/Her, NIH/NIA, Ex-PCORI, Health Policy (UMD), Biostats (UW). AMSTAT 2027 HPSS Chair. 🏊♀️🥐🌈🐱🐔Human to @parrishpets.bsky.social. My posts, not NIH's. BD Signer. RT Speaker. Reposts &❤️≠endorsements. Signal: tyk314.15.
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Theresa Kim, PhD, MS
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· Sep 25
I sadly will not attend #ARM2026 (limited civil service travel). If you want to nominate a colleague for any awards for health services, policy, and systems research, check this out and name someone! #hspr #hpsr #hpss
Each year during the Annual Research Meeting, AcademyHealth recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the fields of health services research and health policy through several prestigious awards. Learn more and nominate here: buff.ly/9UWs1BI #ARM26
January 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Eye bleach. The kid had a great weekend at a Taekwondo tournament. First in point sparring and second in forms!
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Eye bleach. The kid had a great weekend at a Taekwondo tournament. First in point sparring and second in forms!
Reposted by Theresa Kim, PhD, MS
Powell: “This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation.”
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
www.federalreserve.gov
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Powell: “This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation.”
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
I miss having Dr. Grothaus around the office. I thank him, Dr. Chou, Dr. Pariyadath, and Dr. Romberg for their service. It was never about "efficiency." The US is losing more money by treating the federal workforce poorly. #sciencemakesAmericagreat
Powerful piece in STAT this morning from some NIH staff members who have resigned
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I miss having Dr. Grothaus around the office. I thank him, Dr. Chou, Dr. Pariyadath, and Dr. Romberg for their service. It was never about "efficiency." The US is losing more money by treating the federal workforce poorly. #sciencemakesAmericagreat
There's a starter pack for #sourdough bakers. I like that the term "starter" takes on two meanings. #bakingsky #puns
January 7, 2026 at 2:32 PM
There's a starter pack for #sourdough bakers. I like that the term "starter" takes on two meanings. #bakingsky #puns
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Replacing the US child vaccine schedule with Denmark’s schedule is negligence, writes @drdemetre.bsky.social
“When a jet engine fails at 30,000 feet, it’s not the manual writer who pays the price. It’s the passengers — in this case, America’s children.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“When a jet engine fails at 30,000 feet, it’s not the manual writer who pays the price. It’s the passengers — in this case, America’s children.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The U.S. vaccine schedule is a jet engine. Denmark’s is a toy plane.
Replacing the U.S. vaccine schedule with one like Denmark’s would be negligence.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Replacing the US child vaccine schedule with Denmark’s schedule is negligence, writes @drdemetre.bsky.social
“When a jet engine fails at 30,000 feet, it’s not the manual writer who pays the price. It’s the passengers — in this case, America’s children.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“When a jet engine fails at 30,000 feet, it’s not the manual writer who pays the price. It’s the passengers — in this case, America’s children.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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IG post by @savehealthresearch.bsky.social on Jay Bhattacharya's frequent absences from work. Does he do all this on government time, when he should be leading the NIH?
www.instagram.com/p/DTGhyKCkpy...
www.instagram.com/p/DTGhyKCkpy...
Save Health Research on Instagram: "Podcast Jay is 📍Everywhere (besides Building 1, Main Campus, Bethesda, Maryland)"
46 likes, 3 comments - savehealthresearch on January 4, 2026: "Podcast Jay is 📍Everywhere (besides Building 1, Main Campus, Bethesda, Maryland)".
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January 5, 2026 at 11:57 AM
IG post by @savehealthresearch.bsky.social on Jay Bhattacharya's frequent absences from work. Does he do all this on government time, when he should be leading the NIH?
www.instagram.com/p/DTGhyKCkpy...
www.instagram.com/p/DTGhyKCkpy...
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I come back from my winter PTO and day one Congress drops the text of a minibus. The dashboard has been updated with the Senate Homeland numbers, and all the info in the CJS-Int-E&W minibus. A House vote is scheduled tomorrow night, and Senate likely later this week.
www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026...
www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026...
FY 2026 R&D Appropriations Dashboard | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
www.aaas.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I come back from my winter PTO and day one Congress drops the text of a minibus. The dashboard has been updated with the Senate Homeland numbers, and all the info in the CJS-Int-E&W minibus. A House vote is scheduled tomorrow night, and Senate likely later this week.
www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026...
www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026...
The 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings are in Boston August 1-6, 2026. The Survey Research Methods Section is still accepting applications to the student paper award until 2026/01/15! Please share with your networks! #statssky
Survey Research Methods Section 2026 JSM Student Travel Award Application
Please click the link to complete this form.
amstat.jotform.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings are in Boston August 1-6, 2026. The Survey Research Methods Section is still accepting applications to the student paper award until 2026/01/15! Please share with your networks! #statssky
I'm reading this, and with time series analyses to illustrate trends, what explains the differences in outcomes between patients in community care versus those in VAs? I expect patients in ICUs are sicker than the general population; I'd like to know whether distance to VA centers affect outcomes.
From 2019 to 2023, #Veterans receiving ICU care in community settings experienced slightly higher risk-adjusted mortality and increased resource intensity compared to VA medical centers. ja.ma/49DHRly
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I'm reading this, and with time series analyses to illustrate trends, what explains the differences in outcomes between patients in community care versus those in VAs? I expect patients in ICUs are sicker than the general population; I'd like to know whether distance to VA centers affect outcomes.
Reposted by Theresa Kim, PhD, MS
VP Rodriguez cut a deal. With Maduro gone she’ll deal to get sanctions relief. She’ll be publicly defiant, but that’s for show. She’s a pragmatist. Meanwhile, the awful Venezuelan regime will continue, just under new management.
open.substack.com/pub/aaronman...
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Venezuela's Veep: Did She Cut a Deal with Trump?
Emergency Throwback
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:46 AM
VP Rodriguez cut a deal. With Maduro gone she’ll deal to get sanctions relief. She’ll be publicly defiant, but that’s for show. She’s a pragmatist. Meanwhile, the awful Venezuelan regime will continue, just under new management.
open.substack.com/pub/aaronman...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronman...
My mood. It's 12/7/1941. This is what has transpired. #dudewheresmycountry
Source: Alternative History Weekly Update.
Source: Alternative History Weekly Update.
January 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
My mood. It's 12/7/1941. This is what has transpired. #dudewheresmycountry
Source: Alternative History Weekly Update.
Source: Alternative History Weekly Update.
Happy new year to you all. I'm not one to engage in New Year's resolutions, but I will continue writing letters, reading books, swimming, and volunteering. It's OK to have setbacks. They still have their purpose. Sometimes they're delicious, too.
January 2, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Happy new year to you all. I'm not one to engage in New Year's resolutions, but I will continue writing letters, reading books, swimming, and volunteering. It's OK to have setbacks. They still have their purpose. Sometimes they're delicious, too.
Reposted by Theresa Kim, PhD, MS
This is an outstanding essay describing some of the important roles and influences of NIH program officers (from an insider perspective).
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
The Quiet Power of Program Officers
How invisible decisions shape what science gets done—and whether it matters
elizabethginexi.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This is an outstanding essay describing some of the important roles and influences of NIH program officers (from an insider perspective).
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
"You smell funny, human." #Caturday #catsofbluesky
December 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"You smell funny, human." #Caturday #catsofbluesky
I hope some of you #NIA researchers present and attend. @bryandjames.bsky.social , @sdukehan.bsky.social , @leadcoalition.bsky.social , @mariaglymour.bsky.social , @cgster.bsky.social , and anyone else interested? #geronsky
Thank you for helping to shape the agenda for the 2026 #Dementia Care & Caregiving Summit. We will use the questions and comments shared as they plan for the Summit in March 2026. Registration details coming soon. Questions? Contact [email protected]! #geronsky
December 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I hope some of you #NIA researchers present and attend. @bryandjames.bsky.social , @sdukehan.bsky.social , @leadcoalition.bsky.social , @mariaglymour.bsky.social , @cgster.bsky.social , and anyone else interested? #geronsky
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Without taking a position on the legal issues in this post—
I wrote on Tue about the broader strategy employed by the right on free speech: Insisting on maximal individual free speech, while rightwing billionaires tilt public debate by paying to elevate speech they like. Link in next post: 1/
I wrote on Tue about the broader strategy employed by the right on free speech: Insisting on maximal individual free speech, while rightwing billionaires tilt public debate by paying to elevate speech they like. Link in next post: 1/
NEW: A prominent free speech group helped right-wing dark money score a legal win against an Ohio school board and its anti-bullying policy, which protected transgender and nonbinary students.
www.importantcontext.news/p/how-a-free...
www.importantcontext.news/p/how-a-free...
How a Free Speech Group Helped Right-Wing Dark Money Undermine Protections for Trans and Nonbinary Students
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression weighed in on a case brought by Parents Defending Education in Ohio.
www.importantcontext.news
December 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Without taking a position on the legal issues in this post—
I wrote on Tue about the broader strategy employed by the right on free speech: Insisting on maximal individual free speech, while rightwing billionaires tilt public debate by paying to elevate speech they like. Link in next post: 1/
I wrote on Tue about the broader strategy employed by the right on free speech: Insisting on maximal individual free speech, while rightwing billionaires tilt public debate by paying to elevate speech they like. Link in next post: 1/
Reposted by Theresa Kim, PhD, MS
My segment on CNBC today
Gottlieb: ‘If We Go to the Danish Model and We Substantially Reduce Vaccination … We’re Going to Have to Build New Pediatric Hospitals’
grabien.com/story?id=562...
Gottlieb: ‘If We Go to the Danish Model and We Substantially Reduce Vaccination … We’re Going to Have to Build New Pediatric Hospitals’
grabien.com/story?id=562...
Gottlieb: ‘If We Go to the Danish Model and We Substantially Reduce Vaccination … We’re Going to Have to Build New Pediatric Hospitals’
‘These aren’t benign diseases’
grabien.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My segment on CNBC today
Gottlieb: ‘If We Go to the Danish Model and We Substantially Reduce Vaccination … We’re Going to Have to Build New Pediatric Hospitals’
grabien.com/story?id=562...
Gottlieb: ‘If We Go to the Danish Model and We Substantially Reduce Vaccination … We’re Going to Have to Build New Pediatric Hospitals’
grabien.com/story?id=562...
#NIH Director, Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya, has worked with ESI. He and colleagues benefited from such programs. We must hold him accountable so that ESI funding remains.
This idea is supported by work from none other than Jay Bhattacharya... www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Age and the Trying Out of New Ideas | Journal of Human Capital: Vol 13, No 2
The aging of the scientific workforce and graying of grant recipients are central concerns in science policy. These trends are potentially important because older scientists are often seen as less ope...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
December 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
#NIH Director, Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya, has worked with ESI. He and colleagues benefited from such programs. We must hold him accountable so that ESI funding remains.
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
We need to support early stage investigators. This is the greatest ROI the country can have. #NIH
NIH funding is like pizza 🍕. Usually, the NIH gives many researchers a slice of the pie, but this year they decided to just give a few researchers the whole pie. The data show that, disproportionately, early career researchers went hungry. We need Congress to stop NIH multi-year funding mandates.
A Trump administration change to how the National Institutes of Health awards grants has sharply reduced early-stage investigators’ odds of securing funding, new data from the agency show. Teamed up with @aniloza.bsky.social for this @statnews.com story
www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/n...
December 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We need to support early stage investigators. This is the greatest ROI the country can have. #NIH
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