Katherine Morrison, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine-Internal Medicine
Medical School
- MD, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine (1995)
Undergraduate School
- BA, University of California–Davis (CA) (1990)
Internship
- UPMC Medical Education (Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital) Program (1996)
Residency
- UPMC Medical Education (Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital) Program, Family Medicine (1998)
Fellowships
- Scripps Mercy Hospital Program, Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2010)
Languages
EnglishDepartment
Medicine-Internal MedicineProfessional Titles
- Associate Professor of Medicine
- Director WellDOM Initiative Department of Medicine
- Co-Director CHPM AIRE fellowship
Publications
- Morrison KT, Jensen KM, Keniston A, McBeth L, Vermeesch AL, O’Connor K. Evaluation of a Guided Nature and Forest Therapy Walk for Internal Medical Residents – A Brief Report. Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health. Jan 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/27536130241228
- Ketterer Bri, Dingfield, L, Stowers K, Morrison K, Bailey A, Flint, H, Buckholz G, Morrison L, Yang H, Berns S. “AAHPM Assessment Workgroup: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Assessment Needs & Directions”. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Dec 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.12.009
- Morrison KT, Jensen KM, Keniston A, McBeth L, Vermeesch AL, O’Connor K. Evaluation of a Guided Nature and Forest Therapy Walk for Internal Medical Residents – A Brief Report. Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health. Jan 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/27536130241228
- Morrison, K Bailey A, Nowels D, Scott, M. Report on the Innovative University of Colorado Community Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship. Journal of Palliative Medicine. December 2023. PMID: 38133545 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0286
- Scott, M, Morrison, K., Kutner J, Gillette R, Colburn, K. Primary Author Characteristics Associated with Publication in JPSM. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. October 2023. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.10.014
- Naderi, R., Morrison, K., Czernik, Z., Carter, Jr., J. E., Dickerman, K. N., Gallant, A., Kirkbride-Romeo, L., McBeth, L., Keniston, A., & Jensen, K. M. (2023). Exploration of Burnout, Emotional Thriving, and Emotional Recovery in an Academic Medical Center: a Mixed Methods Quality Improvement Project. doi: 10.55504/2578-9333.1183
- Lawrence E, Morrison K, Harry E. Making the Case for Institutional Commitment to Well-Being. In Ripp JA and Thomas LR. eds.?Caring for the Caregivers to Be: A Comprehensive Approach to Developing Well-Being Programs for the Health Care Learner.??Oxford University Press 2023.
- Heinrichs L, Morrison K, Coats H, et al. “We’re not broken. We’re human.” A qualitative meta-synthesis of health-care providers’ experiences participating in well-being programs. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, July 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2022.2103052
- Katie McPherson1†, Juliana G. Barnard2,3†, Martha Tenney4,5, Brooke Dorsey Holliman2,6, Katherine Morrison5, Patrick Kneeland5,7,8, Chen-Tan Lin5 and Marc Moss5,9* Burnout and the role of authentic leadership in academic medicine. BMC Health Services Research. 2022
- Kerry “Nellie” O’Connor, MD, Katie Morrison, MD, and Devin Gilhuly, MD. Building a Q2 Culture: Acting on important tasks rather than reacting to the urgent. University of Colorado Master of Science Blog June 7, 2022.
- Kerry "Nellie" O'Connor, MD, Katherine Morrison, MD and Devin Gilhuily, MD. Why Good Sleep Matters: The Connection Between Sleep and Wellbeing. University of Colorado Graduate Medical Education Master of Science in Palliative Care Blog, April 2022.
- Gottenborg E, Yu A, Naderi R, Keniston A, McBeth L, Morrison K, Schwartz D, Burden M. COVID-19's impact on faculty and staff at a School of Medicine in the US: what is the blueprint for the future?. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Apr 28;21(1):395. PubMed PMID: 33910541
- Fink, R, Morrison, K, Bailey, A. et al. Interprofessional Master of Science in Palliative Care: On Becoming a Palliative Care Community Specialist. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2019 Sep 22;23 (10):1370-1376
- Fink RM, Arora K, Gleason SE, Morrison KT, Robertson N, Knudson J, Sanute L, Abbott JT, Earnest M, Bailey FA. Interprofessional Master of Science in Palliative Care: On Becoming a Palliative Care Community Specialist. J Palliat Med. 2019 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31886727
- Compassionate Technology: Palliative Care Telemedicine in the Rural Hospital Setting
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehmc.2015.08.010 Palliative Sedation Therapy.Hosp Med Clin 5 (2016) 101–113
- Hosp Med Clin 5 (2016) 101–113 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehmc.2015.08.010
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psym.2014.05.005 Ketamine for the Treatment of Depression in Patients Receiving Hospice Care: A Retrospective Medical Record Review of Thirty-One Cases
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Member
Practice Locations
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000
Hospital Affiliation
- University of Colorado Hospital
Specialty Information
Specialties- Family Medicine, Board Certification (1998, 2004)
- Hospice and Palliative medicine, Board Certification (2012)
Public Speaking
Yes
Wellbeing Burnout in health care providers Nature and Wellbeing Human Centered Design Thinking Growth Mindset Good Grief Rounds Community Based Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship: An ACGME AIRE project Interventions for wellbeing in a large academic department of medicine
Yes
Wellbeing Burnout in health care providers Nature and Wellbeing Human Centered Design Thinking Growth Mindset Good Grief Rounds Community Based Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship: An ACGME AIRE project Interventions for wellbeing in a large academic department of medicine