Associate Program Director's Handbook

The APPD Associate Program Directors' Executive Committee created the Associate Program Director's Handbook. This handbook is updated on a regular basis, and our feedback is welcome. Send any suggestions for additional sections or topics to info@appd.org

Associate Program Directors' Executive Committee

Sarah Hilgenberg, MD

Chair (2023 - 2024)
Associate Program Director
Stanford Children's/Stanford Pediatrics
725 Welch Road MC 5906
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Suzanne (Suzie) Reed, MD, FAAP

Chair-Elect (2023 - 2024)
Associate Program Director
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University
700 Children’s Drive – ED680
Columbus, OH 43205
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Mollie Grow, MD, MPH

Past Chair (2023 - 2024)
Associate Program Director
University of Washington- Seattle Childrens’ Hospital
4800 Sand Point Way, NE, OC.7.830
Seattle, WA 98125

Alissa Darden, MD, FAAP

(2023 - 2026)
Associate Program Director
Phoenix Children's Hospital
1919 E Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016

Duncan Henry, MD

(2023 - 2026)
Associate Program Director
University of California (San Francisco)
550 16th Street, 5th Flr, Rm 5411, Box 0106
San Francisco, CA 94143-0106
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Lynn Thoreson, DO

(2021 - 2024)
Associate Program Director
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Pediatric Program
4900 Mueller Boulevard
Austin, TX 78723

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Grassroots Forum for Associate Program Directors

The Grassroots Forum for Associate Program Directors is a combination town hall meeting and an opportunity for presentations, mainly addressing how to do the job of an Associate Program Director. It takes place each year at the APPD Annual Spring Meeting.

An APD Executive Committee subgroup (APD Special Interest Group) facilitates the APD Grassroots Forum. The APD Executive Committee approves changes to SIG membership.

Current facilitators of the Grassroots Forum for Associate Program Directors are:

  • Hannah Famiglietti (2021-2022)
  • James Lee (2019-2022)
  • Maren Olson (2019-2022)
  • Claire Stewart (2021-2022)