Author: Charles W. Smith

Website: http://edocamerica.org

Biography:

Charlie Smith, MD, has concentrated his career on facilitating, providing, teaching, and developing tools aimed at improving medical care. He is a practicing family physician, Executive Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, and Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AR. Over the past 20 years in this role, he has worked to improve quality of care, communication between health providers in the state, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the practicing faculty group at the University.

Charlie’s quest for more effective health care has kindled a high interest in the use of technology as a tool, and he has implemented many at UAMS including a patient Web portal for accessing medical records, an electronic medical record, an online call schedule for physicians, and a Web-based messaging system. In 1997, he founded a Web-based medical information company, eDocAmerica, that provides tools, information, and input from professionals to help individuals make better decisions about their health and health care.

He has served as President of the American Board of Family Medicine, Deputy Editor of American Family Physician, and Chair of the Group on Faculty Practice of the American Association of Medical Colleges. He has published many articles in his field, and has co-authored a book, The Handbook of Family Practice.

Charlie’s work is balanced by a busy family life that includes his wife of 34 years, Connie, their six adult children, and six grandchildren. He is also committed to daily exercise, preferring vigorous bike rides and walks in the lovely Arkansas hills.

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