Dr. Paula Smith MD

Family Practice Physician - Bedford, VA

Dr. Paula Smith specializes in family practice in Bedford, Virginia. Details of Dr. Smith's 14 years experience as an MD, her hospital affiliation and education at East Tennessee State University are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Smith

Dr. Paula Smith
1405 Jefferson Ter
Bedford, VA 24523

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Paula Smith identified specializing in Family PracticeFamily Practice
A family physician is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family, and is trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of ailments in patients of all ages. The family physician receives a broad range of training that includes internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and geriatrics. Special emphasis is placed on prevention and primary care of entire families, utilizing consultations and community resources when appropriate.. She obtained board certification from the member board for Family Practice.

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Smith is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Bedford Memorial Hospital
1613 Oakwood St
Bedford, VA

License

Dr. Paula Smith has been confirmed to have a license in Virginia.

Education

Dr. Smith attended medical school at East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine and graduated in 1998 having 14 years experience. Additional Family Practice training was conducted at Carilion Health System.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.