Maureen Smith, UW ICTR Assistant Director

Maureen Smith, MD, PhD, MPH, Dr. Maureen Smith received her MD and MPH degrees from Yale University School of Medicine in 1992, and a PhD from the University of Minnesota in Health Services Research Policy and Administration in 1999. She is an Assistant Director of UW-ICTR and 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 is 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.