Specialties
Brigitte Smith, MD, MHPE
Associate Professor
- Division of Vascular Surgery
- Vice Chair of Education
Education
- MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
- Internship, General Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, WI
- Residency, Vascular Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, WI
- Surgical Education Research Fellowship, The Association for Surgical Education
- MHPE, University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, IL
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Smith is certified by the Vascular Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery. She specializes in the treatment of complex venous disorders, including Nutcracker Syndrome, Pelvic Congestion Syndrome, and May-Thurner Syndrome.
Research Interests
Dr. Smith is a nationally recognized expert in surgical education. Her research seeks to examine the association between educational variables, including training programs, policies, and individual measures of competence, with patient care outcomes in unsupervised practice. Through this work, which has previously been funded by the National Board of Medical Examiners Stemmler Grant, she seeks to inform performance benchmarks for competency-based medical education systems.
Dr. Smith was awarded a $70,000 grant from the American Board of Medical Specialties to study formats used for oral board exams. Read more here.
Recent Publications
Association of ACGME Milestones With Other Performance Measures in General Surgery: A Meta-Analytic Study.
Sun T, Zheng B, Yamazaki K, Smith BK, Hamstra SJ
Acad Med 2025 Jun 23;
[PubMed ID: 40550143]Editorial Commentary.
Smith BK, Ames SE
Urol Pract 2025 Jul; 12(4): 476-477
[PubMed ID: 40548596]Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Vascular Surgery Education.
Weaver ML, Smith BK
Semin Vasc Surg 2025 Jun; 38(2): 121
[PubMed ID: 40523699]Construct Validity Evidence for ACGME Milestones in Surgical Specialties: A Systematic Review.
Sun T, Hamstra SJ, Yamazaki K, Ren KJ, Smith B
J Grad Med Educ 2025 Apr; 17(2): 162-171
[PubMed ID: 40417095]Toward Competency-based Medical Education: A Plea to Synergize Frameworks and Tools.
Smith BK, Caretta-Weyer H, Alseidi A
Ann Surg 2025 Jul 01; 282(1): 20-22
[PubMed ID: 40211960]