Dean W. Thomas “Tommy” Smith 2015年加入十大网赌正规网址药学院,担任评估和认证副院长, and was appointed dean of pharmacy programs in 2017. In 2021, he was named dean of pharmacy and graduate life sciences.
史密斯院长活跃于许多专业组织,包括美国药学院协会(AACP), the American Bar Association (ABA) and the American Society for Pharmacy Law (ASPL). He currently serves as AACP Administrative Board Representative on the Council of Deans.
A 1994 graduate of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Smith began his pharmacy career as the operations director of Corum Health Services, Inc., a long-term care pharmacy in St. Louis, MO. In 2002, he enrolled in law school at St. Louis University, 并于2005年毕业于该校排名第一的卫生法研究中心,获得法学博士学位和卫生法证书.
Smith从2008年到2015年担任the University of Florida College of Pharmacy的教员,在那里他担任该学院在线硕士课程药物成果和政策的主任以及联合课程的主任. He also taught pharmacy law and addition to other duties. Prior to his service at UF, Smith served on the faculty of the Saint Louis College of Pharmacy from 2005 to 2008.
Among his notable service accomplishments, 史密斯还曾担任美国有色人种协进会健康差异和文化能力特别兴趣小组的主席,并完成了其学术领导研究员计划. Smith also has been very active in the Health Law Section of the ABA, serving a 3-year term on its leadership council, and chairing a number of committees. In 2016, he was appointed to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee.
Dean Smith has served as an author, speaker and leader in areas such as pharmacy law, cultural competency, health disparities, bioethics, and disability law.