She obtained a master’s degree in nutritional science from California State University, Los Angeles and completed her dietetic rotations at USC’s Keck Hospital and UCLA’s Division of Digestive Diseases, Gonda Goldschmied Diabetes Center and Center for East-West Medicine. Kim is also a certified practitioner through the Institute for Functional Medicine and a member of Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine. In her free time, Kim volunteers as member and chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Gluten Intolerance Group, an organization that has educated the community on gluten-related disorders for the past 40 years and is a prominent leader in gluten-free product certification.