Elected Member
Jimmie Smith, MD, MPH, began his foundation in health with an undergraduate degree from Johnson C. Smith University, medical degree from Wayne State University and residency training at the Southwest Georgia Family Medicine Residency Program. He was an Education Staff Fellow at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in Kansas City, Missouri. He completed the Master of Public Health Degree with a concentration in Environmental Health from Fort Valley State University and has completed graduate courses Educational Leadership from Mercer University. These experiences have provided him with an exceptional lens in the areas of general family medicine, public health practice, and public health policy.
His professional experiences include, but are not limited to, academic and public health practice. He has facilitated courses for Argosy University-Atlanta, Atlanta Metropolitan College, and Mercer University School of Medicine. Dr. Smith served as an Assistant Professor of Practice for Mercer University and as the Liaison for the Academic Health Department. This relationship was the first of its kind in the state of Georgia, helping to strengthen the links between public health practice and academia. He remains with Mercer University, facilitating courses at the master’s and doctoral level.
Dr. Smith gained federal public health experience while serving as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Health and 16th Surgeon General of the United States. He has served as the Deputy Director of Clinical Services for the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness and served as the Senior Deputy for Health Science in the Chronic Disease Section at the Georgia Department of Public Health before taking on the role of Administrator of Macon-Bibb County Health Department during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He maintains service to the profession by being the current President of the Georgia Public Health Association. He is an active member of the APHA Community Health Planning and Policy Development Section, represented Georgia and Region IV in the Council of Affiliates, and is engaged with the Public Health Accreditation Board.
Dr. Smith remains active in the central Georgia community through the Central Georgia Scout Council, and active at Bibb Mount Zion Baptist Church. He is married to Dr. Yvette Monique Davis-Smith, and they have three children- Elizabeth, Amelia and Gordon.