Sara Schaefer, MD, MHS
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Biography
Dr. Schaefer is a graduate of Brown University and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and an alumna of the Yale Neurology Residency Program. She completed 2 years of subspecialty training in movement disorders at Yale. She has a particular interest in medical education, and completed a Masters of Health Sciences with a focus on medical education in 2019. She has designed an interactive, video-based online training curriculum in movement disorders for residents and medical students that is used by learners all over the world. She serves as co-founder and deputy editor of the MDS podcast, launched January 2019, founder and producer of Neurology Nuts and Bolts: Constructing your Career podcast, launched February 2022, serves as the Movement Disorders Section Head of the Annual Academy of Neurology Resident In-Service Training Examination (RITE) Committee, and as the CME editor for the Movement Disorders Journal.
Education & Training
- MHSYale University (2019)
- Chief Resident, NeurologyYale-New Haven Hospital (2016)
- Resident, NeurologyYale-New Haven Hospital (2016)
- Intern, MedicineYale-New Haven Hospital (2013)
- MDOhio State University College of Medicine (2012)
- ScBBrown University (2007)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Education Innovation Poster Award | Medical Education Day 2018, Yale School of Medicine | 2018 |
Creative Expression of Human Values in Neurology, for “Caring for Maggie” | American Academy of Neurology | 2016 |
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society | 2012 | |
Gold Humanism Honor Society | 2012 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Movement Disorders Journal | CME Editor for the Movement Disorders Journal | 2021 - Present |
American Academy of Neurology RITE Review Committee | Member, Section Leader | 2019 - Present |
Movement Disorders Journal | MDS Podcast Co-Founder and Host | 2019 - Present |
Update in Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders CME Course, Yale School of Medicine | Co-Director | 2018 - 2019 |
Movement Disorders Society Podcast | Founder | 2018 - Present |
New Learning Formats Subcommittee of the Education Committee, International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society | Committee Member | 2017 - 2019 |
Departments & Organizations
- Movement Disorders
- Neurology
- The Grey Matter Project
- Yale Medicine