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Dr. Smith received M.D. and M.P.H. degrees from Yale
University School of Medicine in 1992, and a Ph.D. from the University of
Minnesota in Health Services Research Policy and Administration in 1999. She is
an Associate Professor in Departments of Population Health Sciences and Family
Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
leading a research program that examines the effectiveness and equity of the
health care system for aging and chronically ill persons. As Faculty Director
of the
Health Innovation Program (HIP) and the Director of the
Community Academic Partnerships (CAP) Core of the new
Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, she leads UW efforts in
the creation, consolidation, and translation of new and existing knowledge into
community-based practice to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes for the
citizens of Wisconsin. Dr. Smith has just assumed the role of Director of the
AHRQ T32 Training Grant Program in Health Services Research and Healthcare
Quality Improvement, which provided multidisciplinary training opportunities for
pre and post-doctoral students.
In addition to
her duties as a professor and program director, Dr. Smith is a prolific
researcher, currently acting as the Principal Investigator or co-Principal
Investigator in eight active research grants. She has published extensively in
peer-reviewed journals, including JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine,
Medical Care, and Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
Research
Interests
Her research
program examines the effectiveness and equity of the health care system for
aging and chronically ill persons, and addresses the following goals: 1) to
evaluate the impact of health system changes on access to and quality of medical
care for older patients, 2) to improve health care decision making for older
patients, and 3) to characterize factors that protect vulnerable patients
against preventable complications of care and that assist patients in recovering
from these complications. Additional information about Dr. Smith's research
program may be found on the
Access Quality and Research Outcomes Network (AQORN) and
HIP websites.
Professional Affiliations
University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and
Public Health
Institute
for Clinical and Translational Research
2006-Present Director, Community-Academic Partnerships
Health Innovation
Program
2006-Present Faculty Director
Department of
Family Medicine
2006-present Associate Professor
Paul P. Carbone
Comprehensive Cancer Center
2003-present Co-Leader, Cancer and Aging Program
2006-present Co-Director, Cancer Control Program
Department of
Population Health Sciences
1999-present Assistant Professor (to 2005); Associate Professor
(2006-present)
Awards and Honors
1998 Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society – Student
Recognition
2007 Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society – Alumni
Recognition
Publications recent or most relevant
- Zhan C, Smith MA, Stryer D. "Accidental iatrogenic
pneumothorax in hospitalized patients." Med Care 2006;44:182-186.
[Link to abstract]
- Smith MA, Cox ED, Bartell JM. "Overprescribing of
lipid-lowering agents." Qual Saf Health Care 2006;15:251-257.
[Link to abstract]
- Flynn KE, Smith MA, Vanness D. "A typology of
preferences for participation in healthcare decision making." Soc Sci Med
2006;63:1158-1169.
[Link to abstract]
- Smith MA, Liou J, Frytak J, Finch MD. "30-day survival
and rehospitalization for stroke patients according to physician specialty."
Cerebrovasc Dis 2006;22:21-26.
[Link to abstract]
- Flynn KE, Smith MA, Freese J. "When do older adults turn
to the internet for health information? Findings from the Wisconsin
Longitudinal Study." J Gen Int Med 2006; 21:1295-301.
[Link to abstract]
- Flynn KE, Smith MA. “Personality and healthcare
decision-making style.” J Gerontol B 2007;62(5):P261-P267.
[Link to abstract]
- Cox ED, Smith MA, Brown RL. “Evaluating deliberation in
pediatric primary care.” Pediatrics 2007;120:e68-e77.
[Link to abstract]
- Kind AJ, Smith MA, Frytak JR, Finch MD. “Bouncing back:
Patterns and predictors of complicated transitions thirty days after
hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke.” J Am Geriatr Soc
2007;55(3):365-73.
[Link to abstract]
- Cox ED, Smith MA, Brown RL, Fitzpatrick MA, Assessment
of the physician-caregiver relationship scales (PCRS). Patient Educ Couns.
2008 Jan; 70(1):69-78. [Link
to abstract]
- Smith MA, Seplaki CL, Biagtan M, duPreez A, Cleary JF.
“Characterizing hospice services in the United States.” Gerontologist (in
press).
- Kind AJH, Smith M. “Documentation of mandated discharge
summary components in transitions from acute to sub-acute care.” AHRQ
PatientSafety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches, (in press).
- Pandi N, Schumacher J, Flynn KE, Smith MA.
"Patients' perceptions of safety if interpersonal continuity of care
were to be disrupted." Health Expect (in press).
- Kind, AJH, Smith MA, Liou J, Pandhi N, Frytak JR, Finch
MD. "The price of bouncing back: One year mortality and payments for
acute stroke patients with thirty day bounce-backs." J Am Geriatr
Soc (in press).
- Nelson MM, Smith MA, Martinson B, Kind AJH, Luepker RV.
"Declining patient functioning and caregiver burden/health: The
Minnesota Stroke Survey-Quality of Life after Stroke Study (MSS-QLASS)."
Gerontologist (in press).
- Cox ED, Smith MA, Brown RL, Fitzpatrick MA. "Effect
of child age and parental education on participation in pediatrics
visits." Health Commun (in press).
Teaching Experience
In the Population Health graduate program, Dr. Smith
developed and teaches the introductory course in health services research (PHS
796) required of all PhD students. She is also the lead instructor in
developing a course in quality of healthcare and patient safety (PHS
703) to serve graduate students in both the Population Health program and
Industrial Engineering. She also gives lectures on Quality of Care, Patient
Safety, and Quantitative Methods in Population Health for students in the
Population Health Sciences PhD Program, Masters of Public Health Program, and
other graduate programs within the School of Medicine and Public Health.
Contact Information
Maureen A. Smith, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Department of Population Health Sciences
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
505 WARF Building
610 North Walnut St.
Madison, WI 53726-2397 USA
Phone: (608) 262-4802
(608) 262-1301
Fax: (608) 263-2820
Email: maureensmith@wisc.edu
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Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences
and Family Medicine