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Sarah Vanderlinden, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA

Associate Director - Advanced Practice; APP Fellowship Director; Physician Assistant

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Locations

Froedtert Hospital

Languages

English

Education

DMSc - Doctor of Medical Science
MPAS - Master of Physician Assistant Studies
PA-C - Certified Physician Assistant
DFAAPA

Leadership Positions

APP Fellowship Director
Associate Director Advanced Practice

A survey of implicit bias training in physician assistant and nurse practitioner postgraduate fellowship/residency programs.

(Kidd VD, Spisak JM, Vanderlinden S, Kayingo G.) BMC Med Educ. 2022 Aug 03;22(1):598 PMID: 35922854 PMCID: PMC9351247 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135501105 08/04/2022
Correction to: An analysis of the selection criteria for postgraduate physician assistant residency and fellowship programs in the United States.

(Kidd VD, Vanderlinden S, Spisak JM.) BMC Med Educ. 2022 Feb 18;22(1):106 PMID: 35180856 PMCID: PMC8857818 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124929665 02/20/2022
An analysis of the selection criteria for postgraduate physician assistant residency and fellowship programs in the United States.

(Kidd VD, Vanderlinden S, Spisak JM.) BMC Med Educ. 2021 Dec 16;21(1):621 PMID: 34915879 PMCID: PMC8675298 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85121465486 12/18/2021
A National Survey of postgraduate physician assistant fellowship and residency programs.

(Kidd VD, Vanderlinden S, Hooker RS.) BMC Med Educ. 2021 Apr 14;21(1):212 PMID: 33853588 PMCID: PMC8045993 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104476651 04/16/2021
Leveraging Advanced Practice Providers during a Crisis: Lessons Learned from Top Healthcare Systems

(Janet Furman, Molly K. Erickson, Jennifer M. Orozco, Kara Barto, Catherine Brown, Melissa Coble, Melinda Cooling, Julie Creaden, John Davidson, Alisha DeTroye, Rhonda Hoyer, Clair Kuriakose, Josanne Pagel, Julie Raam, Jennifer Rodgers, Kandace Shepherd, Vicki Tippett, Sarah Vanderlinden.) American College of Healthcare Executives; Advanced Practice Provider Leadership White Paper. 11/17/2020