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Andrea Lee Smith serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at Auburn University's College of Nursing, where she has held full-time faculty status since August 2019 after initially joining as a clinical associate in 2016. Her clinical background spans medical-surgical, telemetry, and cardiology nursing units at Piedmont Columbus Regional.
Her academic credentials include:
- Master of Science in Nursing - Columbus State University (2018)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Fort Hays State University (2006)
Dr. Smith's research program centers on Nursing Education innovation and Cardiovascular Screening in Youth Sports, with significant contributions to Medical-Surgical Nursing and Adult Health Nursing. She pioneers active learning methodologies to enhance clinical education and examines policy gaps in sports physical evaluations for adolescent athletes.
Her scholarly output reveals a dual focus on educational technology integration in nursing curricula and standardization of cardiovascular screening protocols. Recent work demonstrates how escape room simulations improve dosage calculation competency while her publications critically analyze inconsistencies in preparticipation physical evaluations across school districts.
Dr. Smith secured the Daniel F. Breeden Endowed Grant ($1,388.88) for her escape room dosage calculation project and actively mentors through the Student Nurse Apprenticeship Program. Her institutional leadership includes:
- Chair of the Clinical Committee
- Member of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee
- Member of the Dean's Advisory Board
Within the College of Nursing, she drives clinical education innovation through the Student Nurse Apprenticeship Program and serves as Medical-Surgical Nursing course coordinator, directly shaping undergraduate curriculum and clinical training frameworks.
