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Sarah Kim is a family physician, assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and dancer-in-residence with the Health, Arts and Humanities Theme. She is also part of a team using dance to explore practices of care in institutions. With the support of a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, Kim and her collaborators will make a film that employs dance to examine the trinity of physician, patient and caregiver. Through this endeavour, Kim hopes to inspire health care professionals to embrace mindful movement as an act of self-care and as part of their continuing professional development.

In Episode 215, host Kathryn Bruni-Young welcomes Dr. Sarah Kim for a reflective conversation about her experience working as a front-line doctor over the last 2 years. Sarah shares what it’s been like for her and how she is bringing creativity, mental health awareness, and compassion to her medical practice to meet the challenges of every day.

In Episode 91, Dr. Sarah Kim and Kathryn Bruni-Young, founder of Mindful Strength, talk about the importance of an individualized approach to strength training and movement. Dr. Kim talks about how her movement practice has been informed by her professional experience and vice versa.

At the start of the pandemic, Dr. Sarah Kim created a mindfulness and guided meditation series to help staff and physicians address their wellbeing. She spoke with CBC Toronto about why she started the series and how mindfulness can help improve patient care. Watch the segment (starting at 45:38). CBC Toronto highlights Dr. Kim’s dedication to caring for the wellbeing of frontline health care workers

“Prioritizing the Health and Safety of Vulnerable Road Users”, November 2017 opinion editorial by Dr. Sarah Kim and Dr. Eileen Chung.

Protected bike lanes foster active transportation, positively influencing the health of Canadians through safe and accessible travel for people of varying ages, fitness and ability levels.

Dr. Sarah Kim is one of the featured members of Voices Rock Medicine, a choir of women physicians who were invited to audition for this national talent competition. They are a chorus of diverse women physicians who find joy, connection, and inspiration through singing.

Catch the full segment of their performance with the judges reactions on Canada’s Got Talent, Episode 3 on the Citytv app or Citytv.com