Charles Kent Smith

Background

Smith, Charles Kent was born on June 30, 1938 in Des Moines. Son of Herman Joseph and Elizabeth (Opinham) Smith.

Education

Bachelor, Northwestern University, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1963; Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1964.

Career

Rotating intern, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, 1963-1964; assistant resident medicine, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, 1967-1968; senior research fellow in medicine (endocrinology), U. Washington Hospital, Seattle, 1968-1970; resident department psychiatry, U. Washington Hospital, Seattle, 1970-1972; attending staff, U. Washington Hospital, Seattle, 1972-1985; instructor department internal medicine, U. Washington, 1970-1971; from instructor, assistant professor to associate professor department family medicine, U. Washington, 1971-1981; professor, U. Washington, 1981-1985; acting department chairman, U. Washington, 1976; vice department chairman, U. Washington, 1977-1985; affiliate Diabetes Research Center, U. Washington, 1980-1985; professor, department chairman family and community medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, 1985-1988; member dean's county chairman and allied committees, member minority affairs committees, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, 1985-1988; professor, department chairman family medicine, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, since 1988; Dorothy Jones Weatherhead professor department family medicine, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, since 1992; acting vice dean School Medicine, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1995-1996; member commission on medical education, medical county and allied committees, U. Hospitals Cleveland, since 1988; Chairman of Commission medical education, U. Hospitals Cleveland, since 1992; director family medicine Department, University Hospitals Cleveland. General practice, locum tenens, Wrangell, Alaska, May.-June, 1970. Attending staff Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, 1972-1985, Medical Center Hospitals, Norfolk, 1985-1988, Children's Hospital of King's Daughters, Norfolk, 1986-1988.

Consultant family mediation panel Family Court, Superior Court King County, Washington, 1976-1980. Co-presenter 6th International Workshop/SeminarLife Planning Center, Practice and Education Primary Care Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Japan, 1983. Visiting professor Hunan Medical School, Changsha, Peoples Republic China, 1984.

Grant reviewer Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Administration, Bureau Health Professions, others.

Achievements

• Charles Kent Smith has been listed as a noteworthy Family medicine educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Air Force, 1963-1965. Fellow American College of Physicians, American Academy Family Physicians (member chapters in Washington Virginia, Ohio, others. Member Society Teachers Family Medicine (constitution and by-laws committee 1982-1984), Association Depts.

Family Medicine (treasurer since 1988), North America Primary Care Research Group (member executive steering committee, secretary 1977-1980, co-chairman 7th annual meeting 1979), American Psychiatric Association.

Connections

Married Patricia Hughes Moore, September 1977. Children: Laurence, Eleanor, Andrew, Matthew.

Father:

Herman Joseph Smith

Mother:

Elizabeth (Opinham) Smith

Spouse:

Patricia Hughes Moore

child:

Andrew Smith

child:

Matthew Smith

child:

Laurence Smith

child:

Eleanor Smith