James D. Smith
Dr. Smith is Professor Emeritus from Oregon Health & Science University of Portland Oregon, USA
Dr. Smith is Professor Emeritus from Oregon Health & Science University of Portland Oregon, USA. He graduated from the University of Iowa Medical School in 1965 and completed his Otolaryngology residency at the same institution in 1973. He was part of the Otolaryngology faculty at OHSU from 1973-1996. He has been a visiting professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) full and part time from 1997-2018. He has had extensive teaching experience at several institutions in Africa and Asia with several different organizations. His special interests are in medical education and post graduate training programs.
Dr. Smith first became a member of CMDA when he was invited to be part of the teaching faculty for the CMDE conference in Kenya in 1984. From 1993-1999 and 2001-2004 he served on the CMDE Commission. In 1999 Dr. Bob Schindler invited him to be a member of the COIMEA Commission. In 2003 he was asked to be chair of the COIMEA Commission. Shortly after this the name was changed to Medical Education International (MEI) and the Commission changed to an Advisory Council. Dr. Smith continued in this position until 2013 and now continues to be active in seeking new opportunities for MEI teams to serve overseas as well as leading teaching teams. His passion is to use medical education as a mission field to serve the Lord. He also serves with the Pan African Academy of Christian Surgeons which trains African surgeons in mission hospitals.
