Children's Mercy Kansas City
Kelly Dickerson, PhD, RN, CCRP, currently serves as the Sr. Manager of Research Education & Communications at Children's Mercy Hospital since February 2015. With a diverse background in clinical research and nursing, Kelly has held roles such as Nurse Clinician RN at UBC - An Express Scripts Company and Clinical Research Coordinator at Radiant Research. Additionally, extensive experience includes serving as Sr. Research Coordinator at the University of Kansas Medical Center, focusing on Multiple Sclerosis studies while providing patient education on disease management. Kelly Dickerson's educational background includes a PhD in Nursing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Children's Mercy Kansas City
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Children’s Mercy Kansas City is a leading independent children's health organization dedicated to holistic care, translational research, educating caregivers and breakthrough innovation to create a world of wellbeing for all children. With not-for-profit hospitals in Missouri and Kansas, and 20 sites of care in both states, Children's Mercy provides the highest level of care for children from birth through the age of 21. U.S. News & World Report has repeatedly ranked Children's Mercy as one of "America's Best Children's Hospitals," and is one of only 23 children’s hospitals in the nation to rank in all 10 pediatric specialties. For the fifth consecutive time in a row, Children's Mercy has achieved Magnet nursing designation, awarded to only about 8% of all hospitals nationally, for excellence in quality care. More than 700 pediatric subspecialists, researchers and faculty across more than 40 subspecialties are actively involved in clinical care, pediatric research and education of the next generation of pediatric subspecialists. Thanks to generous philanthropic and volunteer support, Children's Mercy provides hope, comfort and the potential of brighter tomorrows to every child who passes through its doors.