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Jinhyun Kim
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Jinhyun Kim joined the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) in 2025 as a Research Trainee and became a Research Fellow in 2026. Prior to joining CHE, he completed an MSc in Health Economics at the University of York. Earlier in his career, he worked as a medical doctor in South Korea. He is currently undertaking a PhD in Health Economics at the University of York.


During his time as a Research Trainee, he worked on the Research and Economic Analysis for the Long-term (REAL) Supply Unit project, examining the impact of hospital capital expenditure on regional treatable mortality in England to help inform NHS investment decisions. As a Research Fellow, he is involved in the Economic Methods of Evaluation of Health and Care Interventions Policy Research Unit (EEPRU) project, conducting feasibility studies to estimate the effect of healthcare expenditure on regional mortality in the post-COVID years using refined methods tailored to recent NHS allocation regimes. He also contributes to the Support2work project, which evaluates the impact and cost-effectiveness of Employment Advisers embedded within NHS Talking Therapies. Within this study, he works on Work Package 4, developing an economic model to synthesise evidence and evaluate the overall health and economic value for money.

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Jinhyun Kim
Research Fellow
Centre for Health Economics