Background
Smith, Elizabeth Barker was born on March 17, 1930 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Robert Monroe and Myrtle (Dekle) Bell.
Smith, Elizabeth Barker was born on March 17, 1930 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Robert Monroe and Myrtle (Dekle) Bell.
Bachelor, Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, 1950; Bachelor, U. Tennessee, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, U. Tennessee, Memphis, 1955; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Baker U., 1997.
Intern, John Gaston Hospital, Memphis, 1956; resident, U. Tennessee Hospital, Memphis, 1957-1960; private practice, Tripoli, Libya, 1960-1963; private practice, Memphis, 1964-1965; psychiatrist, Johnson County Mental Health Center, Prairie Village, Kansas, 1966; private practice, Prairie Village, since 1967. Chair program for women School Medicine U. Missouri, Kansas City, since 1986. Chair Advocacy and Intervention for Medical Students Council, Kansas City, since 1990.
Chair board of trustees Baker U., Baldwin City, Kansas, 1991-1993. Member American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Medical Women's Association (branch 9 president 1991-1992), Kansas Medical Association, Johnson County Medical Association.
Married James Benton Barker (divorced). Children: Jennifer, Susan. Married Othello Dale Smith, February 26, 1971 (deceased May 1994).
