(April 6, 2024, Memphis, TN) Jeffrey M. Smith, MD, FAAOS, FACS, PCC was recognized with the Innovation and Research Award during the Willis C. Campbell Club’s 26th Triennial Meeting. The Campbell Club will host the second Campbell Awards to honor and celebrate the extraordinary achievements and excellence displayed by Campbell Clinic alumni. Five awards will be presented to recognize individuals’ leadership, service, and contributions to the field of orthopaedics. Dr. Smith is being honored for his innovations in the space of surgeon coaching and surgeon well-being.
“I am truly honored to be recognized by the alumni of the Willis C Campbell Club with the Innovation and Research Award. The time I spent at the Campbell Clinic was formative and helped me become the successful surgeon and lifelong learner that I am today. I hope that my creativity and innovation to bring high-performance coaching into the norm for creating successful and sustainable careers in surgery will have as much of an impact on our field as the amazing research and innovation of many other faculty and alumni.” Jeffrey M. Smith, MD, FAAOS, FACS, PCC, and CEO of SurgeonMasters
2024 Campbell Awards Honorees
- Byron F. Stephens, MD, MSCI
- Class of 2015
- Rising Star
- Kenneth L. Moore, MD
- Class of 1975
- Humanitarian & Community Service
- E. Lyle Cain, Jr., MD
- Class of 1999
- Teaching
- Jeffrey M. Smith, MD, FAAOS, FACS, CPC
- Class of 1995, Fellowship 1997
- Innovation & Research
- Walter R. Shelton, MD
- Class of 1979
- Lifetime Achievement
26th Annual Triennial Meeting Website
About The Willis Campbell Club
The Willis Campbell Club (WCC) is the alumni association of University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering residency and fellowship programs. More than 600 orthopaedic surgeons, who include graduates of these programs and associate members who serve on the staff of Campbell Clinic, practice throughout the United States and around the world. Thanks to the vision of Dr. Willis C. Campbell, the Campbell Clinic has been a leader in the orthopaedic community since 1924. Dr. Campbell’s legacy is felt throughout the world, thanks to the collective leadership and drive of staff and alumni to improve quality of life through orthopaedic care. Partnerships extend from patients to academic centers to industry. Today, more than 600 orthopaedic surgeons call Campbell “home.”
About Jeffrey Smith, MD
I am a practicing Orthopaedic Traumatologist and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). I have more than 1,000 hours of one-on-one surgeon coaching experience and 500+ hours of International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited coach training.
With over 20 years of experience within academic and private healthcare systems, I have developed a personal system to cope with the ups and downs of being a performance-driven surgeon managing episodes of burnout in a demanding career. Through my experience and studies, I have developed The 8 PRACTICEs of Highly Successful Surgeons, a coaching methodology that addresses communication, leadership, time/life management, and more. I continue to be driven by my passion to positively impact the lives of patients recovering from injury, and helping surgeons create the life and practice they want.
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