DR. WAYNE PAYTON SMITH

Wayne Payton Smith is the columnist of MEDICINE & YOU, a nationally circulated health column designed to provide practical, up-to-date medical tips for the African American community.

Dr. Smith received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the School of Arts and Sciences in 1980 and his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the Campbell University School of Pharmacy in 1990.

He is a member of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists, National Pharmaceutical Association, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, and the National Association of Black Journalists. Smith has served in several elected positions including Vice-President of the National Pharmaceutical Association-NC Delegation and chairperson of continuing education. He has also held faculty and research positions at both North Carolina Central University Department of Nursing and East Carolina University School of Medicine.

Smith has been actively involved in advancing pharmacy practice throughout his career. He has given numerous professional presentations to a wide variety of health professionals and to the general public on a broad spectrum of topics. Dr. Smith has also co-authored several peer-reviewed research articles in immunology and pharmacology.

In 2004 and 2005, Smith worked as a consultant pharmacist with the United States Public Health Service at Northern Navajo Medical Center in western New Mexico where he provided disease state management to patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. He has practiced in a variety of settings including retail pharmacy and long term care dispensing in West Virginia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Dr. Smith has been a clinical pharmacist at Tuba City Regional Healthcare Center in northern Arizona since 2006.