Kim is originally from Calgary, Alberta. After initially obtaining a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Flute Performance from the University of Calgary with the original goal of becoming a high school band teacher, she completely switched gears and pursued veterinary medicine, obtaining her DVM from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. After practicing small animal medicine in Alberta and Saskatchewan, she returned to the University of Saskatchewan in 2011 and began a residency in clinical pathology. Following her residency, she moved south to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to work as a clinical instructor for 2 years before switching to diagnostic work, working for Phoenix Diagnostic Laboratory for Veterinarians in Mukilteo, WA and Antech Diagnostics as a remote pathologist before joining True North Veterinary Diagnostics in 2023. She loves nature, knitting, playing the ukulele, and cuddling her two cats, Frank and Harriet.