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Kirsten Miller

(she/her)
MD

Affiliate Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Medical Lead, Northern Health Child and Youth Services Network
Co-Lead, Sustaining Pediatrics in Rural and Underserved Communities (SPRUCe)

My research focuses on the pediatric workforce and variations in pediatric health services depending on rurality. I am interested in examining geographic and other disparities in the pediatric health system and in identifying gaps in service in rural, remote, underserved communities. I hope to contribute objective data about the challenges of recruitment and retention in rural regions in order to develop a clearer, more evidence-based understanding of the pediatric workforce. My goal is to lend evidence that can inform a workforce strategy which supports children, youth and families in all communities, through development of training and health systems which align with the needs of the population.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation

Contact Information

Location

1003-299 Victoria Street, Prince George, BC, Canada, V2L 5B8

kirsten.miller@northernhealth.ca

CBC Daybreak North: Northern BC lacking health care specialists

02 / 2026

Regional disparities in medical specialties in rural British Columbia

BC Medical Journal

Z. Nadeem and H. Hehar and A. Ayub and K. Miller and J. Retallack and I. Warbrick and D. Jaworsky

DOI: 10.66794/2b28

01 / 2026

60 Examining the role of virtual health in supporting children hospitalized with severe acute respiratory illness in 2022-2023, CHARLiE and the READAPT-Kids study cohort

Paediatrics & Child Health

Hannah Le Bouder and Jenna Treissman and Liz Kalenteridis and Opninder Lindstrom and Melissa Paquette and Arthur Cogswell and Jenny Retallack and Kirsten Miller and Jeffrey Bone and David Wensley and Fiona Mutalib and Peter Gill and Claire Seaton

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxaf116.060

12 / 2025

74 A rural perspective of severe acute respiratory admissions: Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children hospitalized in rural communities from 2022-2023, the READAPT-Kids study cohort

Paediatrics & Child Health

Jenna Treissman and Hannah Le bouder

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxaf116.074

12 / 2025

A mixed-methods exploration of the Real-Time Virtual Support pathway Child Health Advice in Real-Time Electronically in Northwestern BC

Paediatrics & Child Health

Sean Duke and Jenna Treissman and Shannon Freeman and Emma Rossnagel and Salima Somani and Alam Lakhani and Kirsten Miller and John Pawlovich and David Wensley

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxae063

10 / 2024

78 Supporting rural paediatricians in British Columbia: Could a rural paediatrics clinical network make a difference?

Paediatrics & Child Health

Jacqui van Warmerdam and Kirsten Miller and Jennifer Retallack

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxae067.077

10 / 2024

87 Big shoes to fill: Realities of Rural Pediatricians in British Columbia

Paediatrics & Child Health

Valerie Ward and Jennifer Retallack and Kirsten Miller

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxac100.086

10 / 2022

Supporting consulting paediatrics in rural, remote, or vulnerable communities in British Columbia: Time for national collaboration

Paediatrics & Child Health

Kirsten Miller and Alexander Benny and Jennifer Retallack

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxab043

12 / 2021

Biased Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Subclass Production in a Case of Hyper-IgM Syndrome

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

G. R. McLean and K. K. Miller and J. W. Schrader and A. K. Junker

DOI: 10.1128/cdli.11.6.1192-1193.2004

11 / 2004

Epidemiology of Malaria Presenting at British Columbias Childrens Hospital, 1984"2001

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Kirsten K. Miller and Anna Banerji

DOI: 10.1007/bf03405123

07 / 2004

Congenital right ventricular diverticulum in association with disseminated neonatal hemangiomatosis.

Canadian journal of Cardiology

Miller KK and Giuffre RM and Kellner B and Disler D

PubMed: 12677288

03 / 2003

The Changing Geography of Pediatric Care: A Temporospatial Analysis of Pediatrician Distribution in British Columbia, 2013- 2023

British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Health data and reports for 10 years (fiscal years 2013/2014 to 2022/2023) provided data that enabled the determination of the number of general pediatricians working in each of BC’s health service delivery areas (HSDA). The number of pediatricians each year by HSDA and the pediatrician to population ratio based on the number of citizens under age 18 was calculated, and rural versus urban HSDAs were compared. This study provides clarity about the geographic distribution of pediatricians in BC and identifies disparities between regions. The project will continue, with plans to evaluate the data again in approximately 5 years.

Financial analysis of the impact of enhancing pediatric services in rural British Columbia

This study will focus on British Columbia’s Northern Health region, as it is the most rural, remote and least resourced health region in BC with respect to pediatric services. The study will undertake a detailed financial impact analysis of increasing the capacity for pediatric in hospital care for children with acute medical illnesses in Northern Health (NH). A second arm of this study will involve a financial and service impact analysis of the introduction of virtual child and youth mental health and substance use (CYMHSU) services across NH, including access to virtual assessments by child and youth psychiatrists for eligible children/youth. These financial analyses can support the development of a provincial health care system that is more equitable for children and youth living in remote, northern communities.

What are the factors that keep Canadian pediatricians in rural or remote communities?

This study will survey pediatricians from across Canada who live and work in rural, regional or remote settings, or who have left rural practice, asking them about the factors which impacted their decision to either remain in or to leave rural practice. This data will provide insight into factors that may be key to the effective retention of rural or regional pediatricians.

Honours & Awards

2026 - Distinguished Community Pediatrician Award, The Canadian Pediatric Society

2022 - Dr. Judith Hall Award, BC Pediatric Society

2019 - Outstanding Healthcare Professional Award, BC & Yukon Region, Diabetes Canada

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