Benjamin D. Smart

Benjamin D. Smart is a fourth-year medical student at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is dedicated to public health, with educational and volunteer experiences abroad and throughout the United States. His research includes a qualitative study of social determinants of health for transgender women of color and a systematic review of implementation sciences and tobacco cessation in primary care. Mr. Smart also is a working television journalist focusing in public and environmental health. His long-term goal is to work as a researcher, journalist, and policy activist who fights to make sure everyone has access to clean air and a path to well-being.