{"id":8328,"date":"2015-01-22T20:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T01:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med-anesthesiology.sites.unc.edu\/directory\/kimberley-nichols\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:55:58","slug":"kimberley-nichols","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/directory\/kimberley-nichols\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimberley Nichols"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Professor of Anesthesiology<\/h4>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<p>Fellowship: Pain Management, University of North Carolina Hospitals<br \/>\nResidency: Co-Chief Resident, Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals<br \/>\nResidency: Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals<br \/>\nMBA &#8211; Quinnipiac University (Hamden, CT)<br \/>\nMedical School: M.D., University of North Carolina School of Medicine<br \/>\nUndergraduate: B.A., Psychology, summa cum laude, University of North Carolina at Greensboro<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kim Nichols is a native North Carolinian.\u00a0 She completed all of her medical training at UNC, after which she transitioned into a career as a private practice anesthesiologist and pain management physician.\u00a0 Because of her interest in medical education, Dr. Nichols transitioned back to academic medicine and a faculty position in the UNC Department of Anesthesiology, where she has served in several leadership roles, including, among others, the Division Chief of General Anesthesia, Assistant Residency Program Director, General OR and PACU Medical Student Rotation Director, and Medical Director of Preop and PACU.<\/p>\n<h3>Committees\/Membership<\/h3>\n<p>ASA Committee on Professional Diversity<\/p>\n<h3>Honors<\/h3>\n<p>Medical Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor<br \/>\nInduction into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society<\/p>\n<h3>Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>UNC Anesthesiology &#8211; 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