Michelle Kiger, MD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics-General Pediatrics

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Publications

  • Kiger ME, Hickey PW, Hammond CE, Knickerbocker KJ, Wolf LJ, Lara S. Experiences of Deployed Physicians in Support of Operation Allies Refuge/Operation Allies Welcome: Lessons to Inform Improvements in Training. Mil Med. 2025 Jan 16;190(1-2):366-373. PubMed PMID: 38829166
  • Kiger ME, Meyer HS. Ownership of Patient Care: Medical Students' Expectations, Experiences, and Evolutions Across the Core Clerkship Curriculum. Teach Learn Med. 2025 Jun-Jul;37(3):287-299. PubMed PMID: 38857111
  • Burtson KM, Wilson KR, Kiger ME, Jung E, Hartzell JD, Meyer H. Academic Coaching to Promote Self-Directed Learning in Graduate Medical Education. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Nov;40(14):3311-3319. PubMed PMID: 39948332
  • Burtson KM, Wilson KR, Kiger ME, Jung E, Hartzell JD, Meyer H. Empowering Learning: Self-Directed Strategies of Internal Medicine Residents in an Academic Coaching Program. J Grad Med Educ. 2025 Oct;17(5):613-619. PubMed PMID: 41104006
  • Barry ES, Varpio L, Teunissen P, Vietor R, Kiger M. Preparing Military Interprofessional Health Care Teams for Effective Collaboration. Mil Med. 2025 Feb 27;190(3-4):e804-e810. PubMed PMID: 39508535
  • Kiger ME, Haischer-Rollo G, Smith A, Landoll R, Johnson M, Bunin J. “I am only beginning:” Faculty experiences with an Allyship curriculum across the military health system. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu. Apr 2025. Oral presentation.
  • Adams JE, Adams JE, Neumeier A, Kiger ME, Jimenez J, Lockspeiser T, Pierce R, Kincaid T, Poncelet A. Forging a path towards mutual investment: A qualitative analysis of how leaders perceive the value of medical students. Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, May 2025. Oral presentation.
  • Helfrich AM, MacMahon A, Burman N, Lara S, Wolf L, Hickey PW, Kiger ME. Building Better Responders: Outcomes from a Military-Wide Pediatric-Focused Humanitarian Assistance Training Course. Academic Pediatric Association Region IV Meeting, Feb 2025. Poster.
  • Mitra D, MacMahon A, Burman N, Kiger ME, Helfrich AM. From Anecdote to Action: Revitalizing MMHAC Curriculum for Operational Relevance with Participant Insights. USUHS Research Days, Mar 2025. Poster.
  • Bertagnoli T, Carlson R, Clark L, Kiger ME. A Qualitative Study on Barriers and Key Drivers in the Success of a Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health Curriculum. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Apr 2025. Poster.
  • Graf Z, Chopra T, Kazemi-Butterfield N, Kiger ME, Higgins D. Design and analysis of resident driven curriculum to address vaccine hesitancy. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Apr 2025. Poster.
  • Friedl E, Simons R, Ross Z, Burke A, Sensing W, Hammond C, Hilgeman J, Whitney E, Kiger ME, Bertagnoli T. Venturing into the Unknown: Pediatric Residents’ Perceptions of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu. Apr 2025. Poster.
  • Helfrich A, MacMahon A, Wolf L, Burman N, Hickey PW, Lara S, Kiger ME. Building Better Responders: Outcomes from a Military-Wide, Pediatric-Focused Humanitarian Assistance Training Course. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu. Apr 2025. Poster.
  • Treitz M, Wallace C, Jimenez S, Grover A, Griffith N, Kiger ME, Hanson J. A Tool to Evaluate the Quality of Narrative Assessment Data. University of Colorado School of Medicine Academy of Medical Educators Education and Innovation Symposium. Apr 2025. Poster.
  • Treitz M, Wallace C, Jimenez S, Griffith N, Grover A, Kiger ME, Hanson J. A Tool to Evaluate the Quality of Narrative Assessment Data. Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP), April 2025. Poser.
  • Adams J, Kiger ME, Lockspeiser T, Kincaid T, Neumeier A, Pierce R, Jimenez S, Poncelet A. A qualitative analysis of how leaders in health care systems and academic medical centers perceive the value of medical students. 2025 WGEA, WGSA, WOSR Joint Conference. May 2025. Poster.
  • Helfrich A, MacMahon A, Burman N, Lara S, Wolf L, Hickey PW, Kiger ME. A needs assessment: optimizing military medical humanitarian response training. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Denver, CO. Sep 2025. Poster.
  • Ugorji C, Kiger ME, Venci J. Use your words: building trust and equity in medicine through communication. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Denver, CO. Sep 2025. Poster.
  • Grewing A, Kiger ME, Reese J, Bone M. Trajectory of distress: a qualitative study of the evolution of second victim phenomenon over time. Pediatric Educational Excellence Community Medical Education Symposium, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Oct 2025. Poster.
  • Grewing A, Kiger ME, Reese J, Bone M. Factors impacting pediatric physician experiences of second victim phenomenon. Pediatric Educational Excellence Community Medical Education Symposium, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Oct 2025. Poster.
  • Broman A, Kunrath C, Kiger ME, Burgess A, Lalisan A, Wiesler J. Utilizing a nighttime curriculum to increase pediatric resident knowledge and confidence when caring for inpatients. Pediatric Educational Excellence Community Medical Education Symposium, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Oct 2025. Poster.
  • Ugorji C, Kiger ME, Venci J. Use your words: building trust and equity in medicine through communication. Pediatric Educational Excellence Community Medical Education Symposium, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Oct 2025. Poster.
  • Wu K, Whelan K, Burgess A, Lalisan A, Sass A, Seltz L, DeLima M, Pallant B, Kiger ME. Bridging gaps in pediatric mental health training. Pediatric Educational Excellence Community Medical Education Symposium, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Oct 2025. Poster.
  • Carlson R, Andarsio EC, Bernal CJ, Kiger ME. “I’m not alone in this”: Pediatric resident experiences in the Healer’s Art and Finding Meaning in Medicine well-being programs. Association of Pediatric Program Directors Annual Meeting, April 2024. Poster.
  • Carlson R, Andarsio EC, Bernal CJ, Kiger ME. “I’m not alone in this”: Pediatric resident experiences in the Healer’s Art and Finding Meaning in Medicine well-being programs. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2024. Poster.
  • Kiger ME, Hickey PW, Hammond CE, Knickerbocker KJ, Wolf LJ, Lara S. Experiences of deployed physicians in support of Operation Allies Refuge/Operation Allies Welcome: Lessons to inform improvements in training. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2024. Poster.
  • Bertagnoli TM, Carlson RH, Clark LE, Kiger ME. Resident experiences with a pediatric behavioral and mental health curriculum. Dayton Children’s Hospital Megan Wenker Research Symposium, May 2024. Poster.
  • Carlson R, Andarsio EC, Bernal CJ, Kiger ME. “I’m not alone in this”: Pediatric resident experiences in the Healer’s Art and Finding Meaning in Medicine Well-Being Programs. Dayton Children’s Hospital Megan Wenker Research Symposium, May 2024. Poster.
  • Bennett S, Gordon H, Jardine J, Bertagnoli T, Carlson R, Kiger ME. Improving awareness of WIC resources and eligibility: A military pediatric resident quality improvement project. Dayton Children’s Hospital Megan Wenker Research Symposium, May 2024. Poster.
  • Bennett S, Gordon H, Jardine J, Bertagnoli T, Carlson R, Kiger ME. Improving awareness of WIC resources and eligibility: A military pediatric resident quality improvement project. Dayton Children’s Hospital Megan Wenker Research Symposium, May 2024. Oral presentation.
  • Kiger ME, Helfrich A, Wolf L, Hickey P, Lara S. Curriculum development for pediatric humanitarian and disaster response training. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, May 2024. Workshop.
  • Kiger ME, Bybee J, Ben-Zion S, Li ST, Halvorson E, Moerdler S, Kasick R; Mason K, Burns A, Cornish M, Hart R, Czaja A. Works in Progress: Peer Mentorship. Association of Pediatric Program Directors Annual Meeting, April 2024. Workshop.
  • Kiger ME, Fowler L, Eviston M, Cook A, Forbush J, Nelson S, Clark W, Hammond C, Knickerbocker K, Gawrys-Strand E, Schulteis D, Duby J. A Case-Based, Longitudinal Curriculum in Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health. MedEdPORTAL. 2024;20:11400. PubMed PMID: 38686119
  • Kiger ME, Hickey PW, Hammond CE, Knickerbocker KJ, Wolf LJ, Lara S. Experiences of Deployed Physicians in Support of Operation Allies Refuge/Operation Allies Welcome: Lessons to Inform Improvements in Training. Mil Med. 2024 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38829166
  • Kiger ME, Meyer HS. Ownership of Patient Care: Medical Students' Expectations, Experiences, and Evolutions Across the Core Clerkship Curriculum. Teach Learn Med. 2024 Jun 10;:1-13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38857111
  • Barry ES, Teunissen P, Varpio L, Vietor R, Kiger M. Leadership and Followership Dynamics in Interprofessional Health Care Teams: Attending Physician Perspectives. Acad Med. 2024 Nov 1;99(11):1208-1214. PubMed PMID: 39042415
  • Barry ES, Teunissen P, Varpio L, Vietor R, Kiger M. Preparing Military Interprofessional Healthcare Teams for Effective Collaboration. Mil Med. 2024. Accepted for publication.
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13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
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Aurora, CO 80045

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