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Mary Smith

Clinical Associate Professor Nursing

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About

Mary Atkinson Smith, DNP, FNP-BC, ONP-C, FNAP, FAANP is currently a clinical associate professor of online nursing programs in the Dr. Susan L. Davis, R.N. and Richard J. Henley College of Nursing at Sacred Heart University. She is a board certified nurse practitioner with several years experience and additional certifications in orthopedics and perioperative nursing. She also has years of academic teaching and administrative experience. Dr. Smith has a background in patient-centered care, healthcare innovation and patient safety among vulnerable populations such as the disabled and rural elderly. She is also a National Rural Health Association Fellow, National Academies of Practice Policy Fellow and was selected to serve as one of clinicians in the first cohort of Clinical Champions for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services. Dr. Smith has also contributed to several textbooks and has published in several nursing journals.

Contact Information

203-814-4390
Center for Healthcare Education
Davis & Henley College of Nursing

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Education/Academic qualification

Cumberland School of Law, Master's in Health Law and Policy, Samford University

20172019

College of Nursing, Ph.D. Nursing, University of Alabama

20092011

M.S. Nursing, University of Mississippi

19971999

B.S. Nursing, Mississippi University for Women

… → 1995

External positions

Associate Professor, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Track Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jul 1 2019 → …

Research Interests

  • Patient-centered care
  • Orthopaedics
  • Social justice in health care
  • Healthcare quality and safety

Disciplines

  • Health Law and Policy
  • Medical Education
  • Nursing