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Anna Kiessling is a Professor in Medical Education and Senior Physician at Karolinska Institutet (KI), specializing in cardiology and internal medicine. She holds a prominent role as Programme Director for KI's new six-year medical program and leads the Coherent Quality Assurance System. Her academic leadership includes chairing the National Working Group for Cardiovascular Prevention and Lifestyle (Swedish Society of Cardiology) and serving as Scientific Secretary for the KIPRIME Award Committee.
Education: PhD in Internal Medicine (KI, 2005), National Cardiology Diploma (1993), and Medical Licensure (1986). Awards include the KI Pedagogy Prize (2019) and Fellow of the Karolinska Pedagogy Academy (2012). She is an internationally recognized expert as a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC).
Research focuses on cardiovascular prevention (e.g., lifestyle interventions and patient decision-making post-MI) and medical education (professional development, interprofessional learning, and clinical decision-making). Methodologies include randomized controlled trials, qualitative studies, and megavariate statistics.
Teaching spans undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education. Notable projects include developing the Centre for Clinical Education (CKU) and leading the Lifestyle Project (Socialstyrelsen-funded). Supervised PhD students have defended theses in medical education (2014, 2016, 2022).
- Grants: Led the Perfect-CR study on cardiac rehabilitation outcomes (2020-2022), funded by the Swedish Research Council and Heart-Lung Foundation.
- Awards: KI Pedagogy Prize, FESC Fellowship, NCPC Sweden Coordinator (2013-2021).
Key initiatives include bridging clinical practice and education through projects like Perfect-CR and the Lifestyle Project, emphasizing evidence-based practice and preventive cardiology.
