Richard A. Smith (physician) explained

Richard A. Smith (physician)
Birth Date:October 13, 1932
Birth Place:Norwalk, Connecticut
Death Date:March 10, 2017
Education:Howard University

Richard A. Smith (1932–2017)[1] was an American physician who was part of the five-person[2] team composing the Surgeon General's Office of Equal Health Opportunity (OEHO), which was charged with desegregating US hospitals in the mid-1960s.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Smith developed one of the first Physician Assistant (PA) training programs in the US, MEDEX,[8] [9] [10] and later founded MEDEX International.[11]

Early life and education

Smith obtained a BS and an MD from Howard University in 1953 and 1957, respectively.[12] He completed his residency in public health and preventive medicine at the University of Washington. Smith obtained an MPH from Columbia University in 1960.

Awards and honors

Smith was elected into the National Academy of Medicine in 1972.[13] He received a Rockefeller Public Service Award in 1981 "for developing new methods of health care"[14] and a Retired Commissioned Officers Recognition Award from the US Public Health Service in 1999.

Select publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard A. Smith, MD, MPH . PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT HISTORY SOCIETY . 29 December 2020.
  2. News: Sternberg . Steve . Desegregation: The Hidden Legacy of Medicare . 29 December 2020 . U.S. News & World Report . 29 July 2015.
  3. Book: Smith . David Barton . The Power to Heal: Civil Rights, Medicare, and the Struggle to Transform America's Health Care System . 2016 . Vanderbilt University Press . 978-0-8265-2107-1.
  4. Book: Cohen . Alan B. . Colby . David C. . Zelizer . Julien E. . Wailoo . Keith A. . Medicare and Medicaid at 50 America's Entitlement Programs in the Age of Affordable Care . 2015 . Oxford University Press . 9780190231545.
  5. Smith . David Barton . The "Golden Rules" for Eliminating Disparities: Title VI, Medicare, and the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act . Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine . 2015 . 25 . 1 . 33–60 . 29 December 2020.
  6. Tidwell . Mike . The Quiet Revolution . American Legacy . 2000 . 6 . 2 . 25–32.
  7. Web site: United States Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps. Commissioned Corps Bulletin, Volume 14, Number 3. 2000 . 29 December 2020.
  8. Web site: The Birth of the Physician Assistant . 15 November 2016 . nih.gov . 29 December 2020.
  9. Book: Hooker. Roderick S.. Physician assistants: policy and practice. Cawley. James F.. Everett. Christine M.. 2017. F.A. Davis Company.
  10. Cawley. James F.. Cawthon. Elisabeth. Hooker. Roderick S.. 2012. Origins of the physician assistant movement in the United States. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 25. 12. 36–40, 42. 10.1097/01720610-201212000-00008. 23600002. 20307516.
  11. Ballweg. Ruth. Wick. Keren H.. 2007. MEDEX Northwest: Workforce Innovations. The Journal of Physician Assistant Education. 18. 3. 30–39. 10.1097/01367895-200718030-00004. 29 December 2020.
  12. Web site: Richard A. Smith, MD, MPH: 1932 – 2017. 29 December 2020. University of Washington.
  13. Web site: National Academy of Medicine, General Directory . 9 January 2021.
  14. News: . 1981-11-12. 8 WIN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS (Published 1981). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-01-09. 0362-4331.

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