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Kimberly A. Smith, PhD, MT(ASCP)

Assistant Professor


Department of Clinical and Health Informatics


Contact

Kimberly.A.Smith@uth.tmc.edu | 713-500-3946



Dr. Smith holds a PhD in Health Informatics from McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, formerly UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI). She also holds a BS in Microbiology from Eastern Kentucky University, and is also a medical technologist (medical laboratory scientist). Before entering graduate school, she obtained over 15 years of experience implementing, supporting, and managing information systems.

After graduating from SBMI with her PhD, she joined The University of Texas at Austin’s post-baccalaureate Health IT certificate program, where she taught, advised, and mentored over 550 students. She taught the applied electronic health records course as well as the technical half of the Fundamentals of Health IT course, covering topics such as HL7, databases, digital vs. analog data, Boolean logic, and basic SQL queries. In addition to her teaching responsibilities there, she supported the 30-machine computer lab; mentored student poster projects; reviewed resumes; provided academic counseling; and participated in employer outreach sessions. She also taught BIO337 Introduction to Health Informatics each spring, which is a broad overview of biomedical informatics.

Education


  • PhD, Health Informatics, 2010, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • MS, Health Informatics, 2005, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • MT, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, 1983, Texas Medical Center, Houston TX
  • BS, Microbiology, 1981, Eastern Kentucky University

Areas of Expertise


  • Teaching and learning in biomedical informatics
  • Veterinary informatics
  • Workforce development
  • Laboratory and pathology informatics

Staff Support


Lisa Salazar | 956-452-1269

  • Main

    Education


    • PhD, Health Informatics, 2010, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    • MS, Health Informatics, 2005, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    • MT, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, 1983, Texas Medical Center, Houston TX
    • BS, Microbiology, 1981, Eastern Kentucky University

    Areas of Expertise


    • Teaching and learning in biomedical informatics
    • Veterinary informatics
    • Workforce development
    • Laboratory and pathology informatics

    Staff Support


    Lisa Salazar | 956-452-1269

  • Courses Taught

Publications

  1. McLane, S., Turley, J.P., Wood, Esquivel, A., G., Engebretson, J., Smith, K., Zhang, J.  Concept analysis of cognitive artifacts. Advances in Nursing Science.  2010 Oct/Dec;33(4):352-362. PubMed ID: 21068556
  2. Smith-Akin, K. A., McLane, S., Craig, T. M., & Johnson, T. R. (2006). Application of cognitive engineering principles to the redesign of a dichotomous identification key for parasitology. AMIA Annual Symposium proceedings / AMIA Symposium. AMIA Symposium, 739-43. PubMed ID: 17238439
  3. Smith-Akin, K.A., Bearden, C.F., Pittenger, S.T., & Bernstam, E.V. Toward a veterinary informatics research agenda: an analysis of the PubMed-indexed literature. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2007 Apr;76(4):306-12. PubMed ID: 16569509.
  4. Edmonson, S., Smith-Akin, K.A., & Bernstam, E.V. Context, automated decision support, and clinical practice guidelines: Does the literature apply to the United States practice environment? International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2007 Jan;76(1):34-41. PubMed ID: 16524767