Assistant Professor
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Program: Physician Assistant
Phone: (732) 235-4445
Email:  vidaler@shp.rutgers.edu

Office location:
675 Hoes Lane, 6th Floor
Piscataway, NJ 08854

About

Erich Vidal graduated with honors from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1995. Mr. Vidal continued his academic career with graduate studies in Biology at Seton Hall University and subsequently received his Master of Science-Physician Assistant from the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) in 2001. He recently earned his Doctorate of Health Sciences with a concentration in Education in 2021.

Mr. Vidal worked clinically in a busy family practice/urgent care/occupational medicine center before joining the faculty of the then UMDNJ PA Program in 2003. He continued to practice part-time at a family practice in Clinton and volunteered at the St. John’s Health Center, in New Brunswick, NJ, which offered medical services to the poor, uninsured and disenfranchised. Currently, he serves as a volunteer faculty preceptor for the Program’s H.O.P.E. Clinic in Plainfield, NJ which offers free medical services to the local community. His current research interests include innovative teaching/learning methodologies and gun violence prevention.

Education

B.S.,  Seton Hall University
M.S.,  UMDNJ-SHRP
DHSc,  A.T. Still University

Professional Achievements

Cum Laude – Seton Hall University,  1995
Bossier Silver Medal for German – Seton Hall University,  1995
Academic Scholarship – Seton Hall University,  1991-1995
Women’s Guild Pre-Med Scholarship – Seton Hall University,  1991-1995
Kerrigan Memorial Scholarship – Merck & Co.,  1991

Research

Publications