Disability Assessment Research Clinic (DARC) director for the University of Arizona Arthritis Center, David Wayne Smith, DEd, DABPS, DACFE, has been named one of two recipients of Purdue University's Health and Kinesiology 
Distinctive Service Award.
The award will be presented on April 17 at the Purdue University Scholarship and Awards Reception in West Lafayette, Ind. The honor recognizes Purdue University faculty, staff and alumni in fields represented by Health and Kinesiology.
Dr. Smith is a specialist in evaluating return to work potential in persons suffering from all debilitating conditions, including musculoskeletal diseases. 
He obtained his doctoral degree with a major in counseling psychology at Indiana University many years ago. He also completed a two-year post-doctoral training program in rehabilitation, sponsored by the then Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Washington, DC. An expert on Social Security Disability, he is Board Certified by the American College of Forensic Examiners. He is a past president of the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals.
Dr. Smith has been with the UA for 50 years, including 32 years in the College of Medicine. He was assistant vice president for UA Health Sciences for six years, working for founding dean, Merlin K. "Monte" DuVal, MD. Dr. Smith has been a member of the staff of the UA Arthritis Center since 1995. He is currently conducting clinics throughout Arizona under contract with the Arizona Department of Economic Security, evaluating return to work potential in severely disabled welfare recipients. He also accepts referrals from any licensed physician, including our own Section of Rheumatology.
DARC has been in operation since 1994. In that time, the clinic has conducted more than 4,000 comprehensive, integrated psycho/social, neuropsychological, medical and vocational assessments directly related to assisting numerous public, private, state and federal programs in their work with individuals with medical, physical, mental, psychological, neuropsychological and psychiatric disabilities.
In Other Arthritis News
For more news from the UA Arthritis Center and UA Division of Rheumatology, see:
- ‘Facts, Fads and Fiction about Joint Replacement Surgery’ Topic of UA Arthritis Center Lecture, April 4
March 26, 2018
Free and open to the public, this lecture by UA orthopaedic surgeon Michael P. Dohm, MD, FAAOS, ABOS, will discuss the operative and non-operative treatment of joint disease, ncluding evidence, outcome and value of current surgical and non-surgical treatments… - Assistant Professor Dr. Ernest R. Vina Leads Study Featured in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Feb. 19, 2018 - UA Arthritis Center Director Dr. C. Kent Kwoh Interviewed on Wake Up Tucson, KVOI Radio
Feb 8, 2018 - UA Arthritis Center ‘2018 Living Healthy With Arthritis’ Conference Featured on ABC - KGUN 9
Feb 8, 2018 - UA Arthritis Center Director to Discuss `Osteoarthritis Under the Microscope,’ Feb. 8 in Yuma
Jan 22, 2018
An inside look into the latest advances in prevention and treatment from C. Kent Kwoh, MD, this free community lecture is hosted by Yuma Friends of UA Health Sciences… - ‘Aging and Our Immunity’ Theme of UA Arthritis Center’s 16th Annual Living Healthy With Arthritis Conference, Jan. 27
Jan 5, 2018
World-renowned aging and the immune system researcher Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, delivers keynote address. The conference addresses health and services that help improve daily life for those living with arthritis—and those who care for them… - Rheumatology Chief Dr. C. Kent Kwoh Speaks on Chronic Inflammation in Tucson Lifestyle Magazine
Jan 3, 2018
About the University of Arizona Arthritis Center
The UA Arthritis Center, a Center of Excellence at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson, is a research leader focused on identifying the causes of arthritis and developing improved technologies for diagnosing, measuring and treating the disease. The center is affiliated with the UA Department of Medicine through the UA Division of Rheumatology, which functions largely through the operations of the UA Arthritis Center. Both the division and center are lead by C. Kent Kwoh, MD, a UA professor of medicine and medical imaging and The Charles A.L. and Suzanne M. Stephens Endowed Chair in Rheumatology at the University of Arizona. For more information: arthritis.arizona.edu
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