Sabrina L. Smith, DHA, has 20 years of progressive and diverse experience in health care management and research administration, working in academic and not-for-profit health care settings.
She is currently chief operating officer (COO) for the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), a national organization representing the Physician Assistant Profession. Smith came to AAPA from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) - a national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia - where she was COO. Previously, she served as assistant vice president for MedStar Research Institute - a subsidiary of MedStar Health, a fully integrated hospital network of 7 tertiary care hospitals - where she oversaw the central research office.
Smith held several other executive leadership positions, including the management of MedStar's immunogenetics laboratories; the Center for Disability and Rehabilitation Research at the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and manager of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Solid Organ Transplant Program.
Smith holds a Doctorate of Health Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina, a Masters in Health Administration and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Colorado. She is a certified research administrator, through the Research Administrators Certification Council, and recognized by the Society of Research Administrators International.
