Dr. Katherine P. Smith (she/her)
Director of LGBTQIA+ Clinical Excellence and Accredited Continuing Education
Katherine Page Smith is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (FCCP), a regulatory advisor, and a specialist in Continuing Education. Her work is defined by the principles of Clinical Kintsugi—entering broken or non-existent systems and constructing high-integrity frameworks for care and learning. Holding a Graduate Certificate in LGBT Health Policy & Practice, Dr. Smith is a primary authority on navigating high-stakes clinical landscapes, including legislative evidence reviews for gender-affirming care.
Dr. Smith’s leadership is defined by the ability to scale complex systems through automation and evidence-based advocacy. She transformed a localized continuing education program into a multi-state, e-commerce-driven enterprise, serving as the university’s first pioneer in digital professional development. As an active participant on the Utah Medicaid Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Board, she focuses on the granular policy "cracks" that impede care—such as gendered language in prior authorizations—that can deny life-saving treatment to transgender and intersex populations. Whether building a clinical pharmacy service from absolute zero at an interdisciplinary free clinic, reviewing legislative policies, or auditing continuing education, her focus is on creating structural thresholds that are both clinically safe and culturally inclusive.
LGBTQIA+ Strategic Health and Gender-Affirming Policy
National Policy Architect; holding specialized certification in LGBT Health Policy & Practice (George Washington University) to lead institutional and organizational shifts in inclusive gender-based policies.
Gender-Affirming Care Clinical Lead; WPATH Standards of Care 8 certified, providing leadership in evidence-based therapeutic management of gender dysphoria across the lifespan.
Published Scholarly Authority; contributing foundational chapters on gender-diverse health to premier clinical texts, including DiPiro’s Pharmacotherapy.
Accredited Continuing Education (CE) and Academic Enterprise
Director of Continuing Professional Education; 12 years of executive oversight for ACPE-accredited programs, managing an annual $100,000 budget and securing consistent 6-year accreditation terms.
Systemic Educational Auditor; specializing in the design and remediation of professional development frameworks to ensure they meet national regulatory and clinical competency standards.
Educational Entrepreneur; transforming traditional CE models into revenue-positive, high-impact clinical training assets for medical and pharmacy workforces.
Regulatory Oversight and Structural System Building
Chair, Utah Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board; engaging with multiple stakeholders over state-level medication utilization and policy decisions for the Medicaid population.
Clinical Infrastructure Framework, Design and Evidence; designing and implementing clinical pharmacy infrastructure for interdisciplinary health clinics, building operational pipes where none previously existed.
State-Wide Professional Leader; former President of the Utah Society of Health-System Pharmacists, leading professional advocacy and practice transformation efforts.
