Linda Smith
Linda Smith, PA, MS; Health Behavior Change
Ms. Smith is the Director of Educational Programs for Duke Integrative Medicine, a Physician Assistant, and the founder and director of Duke's Integrative Health Coach Professional Training (IHCPT). She is also a faculty member of Duke's Practice Course, a 2-year introduction to patient care for first and second year medical students. As one of the founding executive team members of Duke IM, she is a core collaborator in bringing the vision of this new field of medicine to fruition at Duke from conception through operational planning and program development.
For more than 30 years, Ms. Smith has worked as a trainer, facilitator, designer and director of health and wellness programs. Her depth of understanding of the interconnectedness of body, mind, and spirit in healthcare influences her comprehensive development of "whole person," customized health and wellness plans for medical patients and program participants. Ms. Smith is a member of the leadership team developing national certification standards for the field of health coaching. She is a chief medical editor for the book The Duke Encyclopedia of New Medicine: Conventional & Alternative Medicine for All Ages.
Ms. Smith received her Physician Assistant Certification from Philadelphia University and her Master of Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska.