Mary Atkinson Smith PhD, DNP, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP
Dr. Mary Atkinson Smith is a board certified Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner with Starkville Orthopedic Clinic where she is also a first assistant in surgery. She is an Associate Professor of nursing at Olivet Nazarene University where she teaches family NP students and graduate nursing leadership students. Dr. Smith is currently involved in the development of federal policy that supports the inclusion of NPs as independent clinicians in payment model reform. She also supports specialty NP practice that promotes quality and competency in orthopaedics. Dr. Smith is a distinguished Public Policy Fellow of the Nursing Academy of the National Academies of Practice.