Dr. Jim is committed to both clinical teaching and research mentoring at all levels: students, residents, and fellows. To that end, she was given the Leo M. Davidoff Teaching Award for Medical Students in 2001 and was inducted in the Leo M. Davidoff Society for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching in 2012. Her research is focused on the search for early biomarkers for preeclampsia and diabetic nephropathy. In this pursuit, she has published with many students and trainees along the way.